São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities.
Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census; the latest official estimate was 8,420. The island is a heavily eroded volcano speculated to be over three million years old, surrounded by smaller islands including Ilheu Bom Bom, Ilhéu Caroço, Tinhosa Grande and Tinhosa Pequena. Part of the Cameroon Line archipelago, Príncipe rises in the south to 947 metres at Pico do Príncipe. The island is the main constituent of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, established in 1995, and of the coterminous district of Pagué.
Cantagalo is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 119 km2 (46 sq mi), and its population is 17,161 (2012). The district seat is Santana. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts Santana and Ribeira Afonso.
Lobata is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 105 km2 (41 sq mi), and its population is 19,365 (2012). The district seat is Guadalupe. It is divided into the four statistical subdistricts Guadalupe, Santo Amaro, Conde and Micoló.
Caué is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Covering 267 km2 (103 sq mi), it is the largest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area. In population it is the smallest, with 6,031 residents (2012). The district seat is São João dos Angolares. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts São João dos Angolares and Malanza.
Lembá is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 229.5 km2 (89 sq mi), and its population is 14,652 (2012). The district seat is Neves. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts Neves and Santa Catarina.
Mé-Zóchi is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 122 km2 (47 sq mi). With 44,752 residents (2012) rising to 50,800 in 2018, it is the second most populous district of the country. The district seat is Trindade. It is divided into the five statistical subdistricts Trindade, Madalena, Caixão Grande, Bombom and Almas.
Trindade is a town located on São Tomé Island, which is part of the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 16,140. It is the seat of Mé-Zóchi District. It lies 7 km southwest of the capital São Tomé. Nearby places include Diogo Simão to the northeast, Lemos to the east, Cruzeiro to the south and Piedade to the west. There is a secondary school in Trindade, opened in 2011, with a capacity of 720 students.
Santana is a town on the eastern coast of São Tomé Island, which is part of the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the seat of Cantagalo District. The population of Santana with the adjacent settlements Cidade Alta, Cova Água, Gomes, Nova Olinda, Picão Flor, Praia Messias Alves, Riboque Santana and Zandrigo is 10,290 (2012). Santana lies 9 km south of the capital São Tomé and 17 km northeast of São João dos Angolares. The islet Ilhéu de Santana lies about 1 km off-shore, 2.5 km southeast of Santana.
Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located on the coast, 3 km southeast from the capital São Tomé. Its population is 1,836. It is considered the only urban settlement in the country, apart from the capital.
Caixão Grande is a town on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 1,021. It lies about 5 km southwest of the national capital São Tomé.
Praia is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area is 120.6 km2 (46.6 sq mi), and its population was 131,719 at the 2010 census. The municipality consists of one freguesia, Nossa Senhora da Graça. The city hall is located in the Platô part of the city.
Almeirim is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 1,591. It is in the southern part of the Água Grande District and borders the city São Tomé to the northeast.
The Autonomous Region of Príncipe is an autonomous administrative division of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Established on 29 April 1995, it covers the island of Príncipe and a number of small uninhabited islands around it, with an area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi) in total. As defined by the constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Autonomous Region of Príncipe has a Regional Assembly and a Regional Government. Its population was 7,324 at the 2012 census; the latest official estimate was 8,420. It consists of a single district: Pagué. Its seat is the town Santo António.
Madalena is a small town on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 221. It lies 1 km northeast of Santa Margarida, 2.5 km south of Boa Entrada and 7 km west of the capital São Tomé.
Bobo Forro is a village in the north-eastern part of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe, part of Mé-Zóchi District. Its population is 715. It lies 3 km southwest of the city centre of the capital São Tomé, and 4 km northeast of Trindade. The adjacent village in the Água Grande District is also called Bobo Forro.
Cova Água is a settlement in Cantagalo District, São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 363. It lies on the coast, directly north of Santana.
Agostinho Neto is a settlement in Lobata District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 992. It lies 1.5 km southeast of Guadalupe and 2.5 km west of Conde.
Correia is a settlement in the Água Grande District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 575. Located 3 km west of the city centre of São Tomé, it forms a part of the São Tomé Urban area. Before ca. 2010, it was part of the Lobata District.
Picão is a settlement in the northeastern part of Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 278. The settlement is located northeast of the island capital Santo António. To the northeast is Belo Monte, to the east is Praia Grande, a beach, to the south is Praia Inhame and to the west is the settlement of Aeroporto.
