Bela Vista, São Tomé and Príncipe

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Bela Vista
Village
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Bela Vista
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°21′30″N6°41′20″E / 0.35833°N 6.68889°E / 0.35833; 6.68889 Coordinates: 0°21′30″N6°41′20″E / 0.35833°N 6.68889°E / 0.35833; 6.68889
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Island São Tomé
District Lobata
Population
 (2012)
 • Total517
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Bela Vista (Portuguese for "Beautiful View") is a village in Lobata District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 527 (2012 census). [1] It lies 0.8 km south of Santo Amaro and 5 km northwest of the capital city São Tomé.

Portuguese language Romance language that originated in Portugal

Portuguese is a Western Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau in China. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found in Goa, Daman and Diu in India; in Batticaloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka; in the Indonesian island of Flores; in the Malacca state of Malaysia; and the ABC islands in the Caribbean where Papiamento is spoken, while Cape Verdean Creole is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based Creole. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as "Lusophone" (Lusófono).

Lobata District District in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe

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.

São Tomé Island the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé Island, at 854 km2 (330 sq mi), is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km north of the equator.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 [2] 499—    
2008 [2] 569+14.0%
2012 [1] 517−9.1%

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References

  1. 1 2 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. 1 2 "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.


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