Cantagalo is a district of

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 i ...

, 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 ...

. Its area is , and its

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

is 17,161 (2012).Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020
Instituto Nacional de Estatística The district seat is

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. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts

and

Ribeira Afonso 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.). It is 4 km southwest of Água Izé and 16 km south of the capital São Tomé São Tomé is the capital ...

Population

Settlements

The main settlement is the town

. Other settlements are: * Água Izé * Anselmo Andrade * Cidade Alta * Cova Água * Guegue * Nova Olinda * Picão Flor * Praia Messias Alves *

* Riboque Santana * Santa Clotilde * Uba Budo * Zandrigo

Points of interests

*Roça Água Izé * Ilhéu de Santana

Politics

Cantagalo currently has seven seats in the

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.Elections in São Tomé and Principe
African Elections Database.

References

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