Água Grande District

Água Grande
District

Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates: 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°E / 0.333; 6.733Coordinates: 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°E / 0.333; 6.733
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Province/Island São Tomé
Seat São Tomé
Area
  Total 17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 59,144
  Density 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC+0)

Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic island nation of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 17 km2 (7 sq mi), it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population with 59,144 residents (2008 est.).[1]

Population

Settlements

The main settlement is the town São Tomé. Other settlements are:

International relations

Água Grande District is twinned with:

References

  1. INE, Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08
  2. "Lisboa - Geminações de Cidades e Vilas" [Lisbon - Twinning of Cities and Towns]. Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-08-23.


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