Java, São Tomé and Príncipe

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Java
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Java
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°15′40″N6°39′10″E / 0.26111°N 6.65278°E / 0.26111; 6.65278 Coordinates: 0°15′40″N6°39′10″E / 0.26111°N 6.65278°E / 0.26111; 6.65278
Country Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe
Island: São Tomé
District Mé-Zóchi
Population
(2012)
  Total19
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Java is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 19 (2012 census). [1] It was established as a plantation (roça). [2]

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.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 [3] 27    
2008 [3] 31+14.8%
2012 [1] 19−38.7%

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References

  1. 1 2 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Mapa do inventário, As roças de São Tomé
  3. 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.