Correia, São Tomé and Príncipe

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Correia
Village
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Correia
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°20′05″N6°42′09″E / 0.3348°N 6.7024°E / 0.3348; 6.7024 Coordinates: 0°20′05″N6°42′09″E / 0.3348°N 6.7024°E / 0.3348; 6.7024
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Island São Tomé
District Água Grande
Population
(2012)
 • Total575
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Correia is a settlement in the Água Grande District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 575 (2012 census). [1] 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. [2]

Água Grande District District in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe

Água Grande is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the national capital of the equatorial Atlantic island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 16.5 km2 (6 sq mi), it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population with 69,454 residents (2012). It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts São Tomé and Pantufo.

São Tomé Island island

São Tomé Island, at 854 km2 (330 sq mi), is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home to about 157,000 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km north of the equator.

São Tomé and Príncipe country in Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Gabon, respectively.

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Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 [2] 558—    
2008 [2] 636+14.0%
2012 [1] 575−9.6%

Sports

The football (soccer) club of the village is UD Correia.

União Desportivo Correia is a football club that is based in the settlement of Correia west of the national capital São Tomé in the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the São Tomé Island League. It never won any titles.

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References

  1. 1 2 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. 1 2 3 "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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