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 isla ...

is divided into seven administrative districts since 1980. Six are located on the main island of

São Tomé São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álv ...

while one (Pagué) covers the smaller 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 ...

. Since 1995, the Pagué District has been replaced by the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 ...

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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

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