Ribeira Afonso

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Ribeira Afonso
Village
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Ribeira Afonso
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°11′45″N6°42′01″E / 0.1957°N 6.7004°E / 0.1957; 6.7004 Coordinates: 0°11′45″N6°42′01″E / 0.1957°N 6.7004°E / 0.1957; 6.7004
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Island São Tomé
District Cantagalo
Population
(2008)
  Total1,621
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Ribeira Afonso is a village on the eastern coast of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 1,621 (2008 est.). [1] It is 4 km southwest of Água Izé and 16 km south of the capital São Tomé.

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.

Água Izé Place in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe

Água Izé is a village on São Tomé Island. Its population is 1,255. It lies on the coast, 4 km northeast of Ribeira Afonso and 5 km southwest of Santana. The most notable landmark is Roça Água Izé, a former plantation complex. Most of the preserved buildings date from the 1910s.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 [1] 1,422    
2008 [1] 1,621+14.0%

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References

  1. 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.