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Agostinho Neto, São Tomé And Príncipe
Agostinho Neto is a settlement in Lobata District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 992 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística It lies 1.5 km southeast of Guadalupe and 2.5 km west of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé Island
São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the equator. Geography São Tomé Island is about long (north-south) by wide (east-west). It rises to at Pico de São Tomé and includes the capital city, São Tomé, on the northeast coast. The nearest city on mainland Africa is the port city of Port Gentil in Gabon located to the east. The island is surrounded by a number of small islands, including Ilhéu das Rolas, Ilhéu das Cabras and Ilhéu Gabado. Languages The main language is Portuguese, but there are many speakers of Forro and Angolar (Ngola), two Portuguese-based creole languages. The name "Sao Tome" is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas." Geology The entire island of São Tomé is a massive shield volcano that rises from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, over below sea lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking 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 apart and about off the north-western coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as at 13 May 2018. São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles. The islands were uninhabited until their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobata District
Lobata is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is , and its population is 19,365 (2012).Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020 Instituto Nacional de Estatística The district seat is Guadalupe. It is divided into the four statistical subdistricts Guadalupe, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time (WEST) / British Summer Time (BST) during summer. As most of this time zone is in the tropical region, there is little change in day length throughout the year and therefore daylight saving time is not observed. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries: * (as Central European Time) * * * * * * (western side only) * * * (as Central European Time) * * * * (as Central European Time) * Countries west of Benin (except Morocco and Western Sahara) are in the UTC±0 time zone. Civil time in most of those countries is defined with reference to Greenwich Mean Time (now an alias for UTC±0, rather than an independent reference). References See also * Central European Time, an equivalent time zone covering most E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Nacional De Estatística (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portuguese for the ''National Statistics Institute'', abbreviated as INE) is the public statistics institute of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the central executive body of the National Statistical System (''Sistema Estatístico Nacional'', SEN), which is responsible for the production and dissemination of official statistics. Its current director is Elsa Maria Cardoso. Population census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...es have been held roughly every decade: in 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2012. References External linksOfficial website Government of São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome Principe {{SãoToméPríncipe-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalupe, São Tomé And Príncipe
Guadalupe is a town located in the northern part of São Tomé Island, which is part of the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the seat of Lobata District. Its population is 7,604 (2012 census). Guadalupe lies 1.5 km northwest of Agostinho Neto, 10 km east of Neves and 11 km northwest of the capital São Tomé. Population history Notable people * William Barbosa, footballer *Olinda Beja Olinda Beja (born December 8, 1946) is a São Tomé and Príncipe poet, writer and narrator. Later she immigrated to Portugal and moved to Viseu and later became a Portuguese citizen. Biography She was born in Guadalupe, São Tomé e Príncipe, ..., writer References Populated places in Lobata District {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conde, São Tomé And Príncipe
Conde is a small town in Lobata District on São Tomé Island São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the equ ... in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 758 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística The town is located 3 km east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostinho Neto
António Agostinho da Silva Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes' Day, a public holiday in Angola. Early life Neto was born at Ícolo e Bengo, in Bengo Province, Angola, in 1922. Neto attended high school in the capital city, Luanda; his parents were both school teachers and Methodists; his father, also called Agostinho Neto, was a Methodist pastor. After secondary school he worked in the colonial health services before going on to university. The younger Neto left Angola for Portugal, and studied medicine at the universities of Coimbra and Lisbon. He combined his acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amador (football Club)
Desportivo Amador da Empresa Agostinho is a football club that plays in the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is based in the village of Agostinho Neto west of the national capital São Tomé. The team plays in the São Tomé Island League São Tomé Island League is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation for the São Tomé Island. The champion competes at the national championships each year. History Before independence, it was the only regional competition in t ...'s second division. It never won any titles. Amador had played for many years in the Second Division. In 2001, Amador finished third in the Premier Division and in the 2002–03 season, the club was eighth. The club hasn't returned to the First Division in recent years. As of 2015, the club played in the Second Division. League and cup history Island championships Statistics *Best position: 3rd (regional) References Football clubs in São Tomé and Príncipe Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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