Praia Messias Alves

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Praia Messias Alves
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Praia Messias Alves
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°14′49″N6°44′34″E / 0.247°N 6.7427°E / 0.247; 6.7427 Coordinates: 0°14′49″N6°44′34″E / 0.247°N 6.7427°E / 0.247; 6.7427
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Island São Tomé
District Cantagalo
Population
(2012)
 • Total466
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Praia Messias Alves is a settlement in Cantagalo District, São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 466 (2012 census). [1] It lies on the coast, 1.2 km south of Santana and 0.5 km east of Picão Flor.

Cantagalo District District in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe

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.

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 [2] 513—    
2008 [2] 585+14.0%
2012 [1] 466−20.3%

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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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