Água Grande District
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Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province
Provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 2 provinces:São Tomé – The province is made up of the equatorial Atlantic island of São Tomé and is home to an overwhelming majority of the nations citizens with an estimated population in 2004 of 133,600 out of the total 139,000.Príncipe – This province covers...

. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 island nation
Island nation
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 of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 17 square kilometers, it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 with an estimated 54,300 residents in 2004.

District Population History
  • 1940 8,431 (13.9% of the national population)
  • 1950 7,821 (13.0% of the national population)
  • 1960 9,586 (14.9% of the national population)
  • 1970 19,636 (26.6% of the national population)
  • 1981 32,375 (33.5% of the national population)
  • 1991 42,331 (36.0% of the national population)
  • 2001 51,886 (37.7% of the national population)

Settlements

  • Pantufo
    Pantufo
    Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located 5km from the capital São Tomé. Along with the capital, Pantufo has traditionally been considered the only urban settlement in the country....

     (pop: 1,929 in 2000, 2,169 in 2005)
  • São Tomé
    • 2001 community population: 49,957

Other

Água Grande has schools or collegiates (colegio), lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (high schools), São Tomé and Príncipe's only hospital and airport, a stadium, churches, beaches, a port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is the most developed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Northwest: Lobata
Lobata District
Lobata is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it is third largest in terms of population with approximately 16,500 residents and covers approximately 105 square kilometers. The district capital is...

North: Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

West: Lobata Água Grande East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Mé-Zóchi


Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province
Provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 2 provinces:São Tomé – The province is made up of the equatorial Atlantic island of São Tomé and is home to an overwhelming majority of the nations citizens with an estimated population in 2004 of 133,600 out of the total 139,000.Príncipe – This province covers...

. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 island nation
Island nation
An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 17 square kilometers, it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 with an estimated 54,300 residents in 2004.

District Population History
  • 1940 8,431 (13.9% of the national population)
  • 1950 7,821 (13.0% of the national population)
  • 1960 9,586 (14.9% of the national population)
  • 1970 19,636 (26.6% of the national population)
  • 1981 32,375 (33.5% of the national population)
  • 1991 42,331 (36.0% of the national population)
  • 2001 51,886 (37.7% of the national population)

Settlements

  • Pantufo
    Pantufo
    Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located 5km from the capital São Tomé. Along with the capital, Pantufo has traditionally been considered the only urban settlement in the country....

     (pop: 1,929 in 2000, 2,169 in 2005)
  • São Tomé
    • 2001 community population: 49,957

Other

Água Grande has schools or collegiates (colegio), lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (high schools), São Tomé and Príncipe's only hospital and airport, a stadium, churches, beaches, a port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is the most developed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Northwest: Lobata
Lobata District
Lobata is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it is third largest in terms of population with approximately 16,500 residents and covers approximately 105 square kilometers. The district capital is...

North: Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

West: Lobata Água Grande East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Mé-Zóchi


Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province
Provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 2 provinces:São Tomé – The province is made up of the equatorial Atlantic island of São Tomé and is home to an overwhelming majority of the nations citizens with an estimated population in 2004 of 133,600 out of the total 139,000.Príncipe – This province covers...

. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 island nation
Island nation
An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 17 square kilometers, it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 with an estimated 54,300 residents in 2004.

District Population History
  • 1940 8,431 (13.9% of the national population)
  • 1950 7,821 (13.0% of the national population)
  • 1960 9,586 (14.9% of the national population)
  • 1970 19,636 (26.6% of the national population)
  • 1981 32,375 (33.5% of the national population)
  • 1991 42,331 (36.0% of the national population)
  • 2001 51,886 (37.7% of the national population)

Settlements

  • Pantufo
    Pantufo
    Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located 5km from the capital São Tomé. Along with the capital, Pantufo has traditionally been considered the only urban settlement in the country....

     (pop: 1,929 in 2000, 2,169 in 2005)
  • São Tomé
    • 2001 community population: 49,957

Other

Água Grande has schools or collegiates (colegio), lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (high schools), São Tomé and Príncipe's only hospital and airport, a stadium, churches, beaches, a port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is the most developed in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Northwest: Lobata
Lobata District
Lobata is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it is third largest in terms of population with approximately 16,500 residents and covers approximately 105 square kilometers. The district capital is...

North: Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

West: Lobata Água Grande East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Mé-Zóchi

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