List of rivers of São Tomé and Príncipe

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This is a list of rivers in São Tomé and Príncipe . This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

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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Rio Xufexufe is a river in the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. The river flows southward through the southern part of the Lembá District and empties into the Atlantic Ocean 10 km northwest of Vila Malanza. Its catchment area is 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi). The endangered birds São Tomé olive pigeon and São Tomé fiscal have been observed in the catchment of the river.

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