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Príncipe
Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;Projecção a nível distrital 2012 – 2020 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (São Tomé and Príncipe), Instituto Nacional de Estatística the latest official estimate (at May 2018) was 8,420.Instituto Nacional de Estatística. The island is a heavily eroded volcano speculated to be over three million years old, surrounded by smaller islands including Ilheu Bom Bom, Ilhéu Caroço, Tinhosa Grande and Tin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé And Príncipe
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 apart and about off the northwestern coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as of 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 Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar became the first Europeans to discover them in 1470. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The rich volcanic soil and proximity to the equator made São Tomé and Príncipe ideal for sugar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Region Of Príncipe
The Autonomous Region of Príncipe () is an autonomous administrative division of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Established on 29 April 1995, it covers the island of Príncipe and a number of small uninhabited islands around it, with an area of in total. As defined by the constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Autonomous Region of Príncipe has a Regional Assembly and a Regional Government. Assembleia Nacional de S. Tomé e Príncipe Its population was 7,324 at the 2012 census; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese São Tomé And Príncipe
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe or Portuguese Central Africa was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the discovery of the islands in 1470 until 1975, when independence was granted by Portugal. History The Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar discovered the islands around 1470,Francisco, Agostinho, p.24 which they found uninhabited.Grivetti, Shapiro, p. 1849 São Tomé Island was named by the Portuguese in honor of Saint Thomas, as they discovered the island on his feast day, while the island of Príncipe (Prince's island) was named in honor of Afonso, Prince of Portugal, his father's favorite. The first attempt to settle the islands began in 1485, when the Portuguese Crown granted João de Paiva the island of São Tomé. However, this attempt was not successful because the settlers were unable to produce food in the specific conditions and climate that the islands offered, and because of the tropical diseases that affected the settlers. It was only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into seven administrative districts since 1980. Six are located on the main island of São Tomé while one (Pagué) covers the smaller island of Príncipe. Since 1995, the Pagué District has been replaced by the Autonomous Region of Príncipe The Autonomous Region of Príncipe () is an autonomous administrative division of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Established on 29 April 1995, it covers the island of Príncipe and a number of small uninhabited islands around it, with .... See also * List of cities and towns in São Tomé and Príncipe References Subdivisions of São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome and Principe, Districts Sao Tome and Principe 2 Districts, Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe geography-related lists {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo António
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe. Its population is 2,620 (2012), about 35% of the island's population.São Tomé and Príncipe www.citypopulation.de The town is known for its and for its churches: Church of Our Lady of the Conception and Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon Line
The Cameroon line (, , ) is a long chain of volcanoes that includes islands in the Gulf of Guinea and mountains on the African mainland, from Mount Cameroon on the coast towards Lake Chad on the northeast. They form a natural border between eastern Nigeria and the West Region of Cameroon. The islands, which span the equator, have tropical climates and are home to many unique plant and bird species. The mainland mountain regions are much cooler than the surrounding lowlands, and also contain unique and ecologically important environments. The Cameroon volcanic line is geologically unusual in extending through both the ocean and the continental crust. Various hypotheses have been advanced by different geologists to explain the line. Geography In the Gulf of Guinea, the Cameroon line consists of six offshore volcanic swells that have formed islands or seamounts. From the southwest to the northeast the island groups are Annobón (or Pagalu), São Tomé, Príncipe and Bioko. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Do Príncipe
Pico do Príncipe is a mountain on the island of Príncipe, the smaller of the two inhabited islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. The elevation of the mountain is , making it the highest peak on the island. The island is one of the volcanic swells that make up the Cameroon line of extinct and active volcanoes. Topology The mountain is the remains of a volcano that has been inactive for 15.7 million years. The volcanoes on this island were at first primarily basalt, but later phonolite intruded in their cores. The basalt has been deeply eroded, leaving spectacular towers of the harder phonolite rising almost vertically from the rainforest. The peak has only occasionally been explored, with the first expedition in 1929 having established a base on the top. A second trip was made in 1956, but could not make a serious botanical inventory due to poor weather. The 1999 trip found that the mountain rises from a heavily forested plateau with elevation . From there, a series of ridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilhéu Caroço
Ilhéu Caroço, also called Ilhéu Boné de Jóquei, which translates to Jokey Cap Island, is an uninhabited islet in the Gulf of Guinea, part of São Tomé and Príncipe. The islet is located about 2.5 km southeast of the island of Príncipe Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Cens .... Its area is about 0.4 km. The islet is steep, rocky and wooded, and rises to 305 metres elevation. Just off the coast is another much smaller islet. References Caroco Príncipe {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinhosa Grande
Tinhosa Grande is an uninhabited islet in São Tomé and Príncipe, located southwest of the island of Príncipe and northeast of the island of São Tomé Island, São Tomé in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with the smaller islet Tinhosa Pequena, 4 kilometers to its north, it forms the Pedras Tinhosas group. It is 55 metres high, and its area is . It is a Ramsar site. Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO's Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve. A species of skink found on the islet, ''Trachylepis adamastor'', was first described in 2015. References {{STP-islands, Tinhosa Grande Uninhabited islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Príncipe Ramsar sites in São Tomé and Príncipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinhosa Pequena
Tinhosa Pequena is an uninhabited islet in São Tomé and Príncipe, located southwest of the island of Príncipe and northeast of the island of São Tomé. Together with the larger islet Tinhosa Grande, 4 kilometers to its south, it forms the Pedras Tinhosas group. It is 64 metres high, and its area is . Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO's Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve The Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve (established 2012) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in São Tomé and Príncipe. It encompasses the entire emerged area of the island of Príncipe, its islets Bom Bom, Boné do Jóquei, Mosteiros, and Ped ... (also known as Príncipe Biosphere Reserve as it encompass its surrounding islands). References {{STP-islands, Tinhosa Pequena Uninhabited islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Príncipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza De Santo António Da Ponta Da Mina
The Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina or Forte de Ponta da Mina is a ruined fort located east of the island capital Santo António in the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located at the headland Ponta da Mina. The fortress consisted of two parts: the Bateria Real and the Bateria do Príncipe. Heritage of Portuguese Influence The fort was built in 1695. In 1706, the city of was invaded by the French during the , destroying the town and its for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
