Guadalupe is a town located in the northern part of
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 of São Tomé and Príncipe, districts. It is located ...
, which is part of the
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
nation of
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 ...
. It is the seat of
Lobata District. Its population is 7,604 (2012 census).
Guadalupe lies 1.5 km northwest of
Agostinho Neto
António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan Communism, communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the MPLA, Popular Movement for the Liberation of ...
, 10 km east of
Neves and 11 km northwest of the capital
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 ...
.
Population history
Notable people
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William Barbosa, footballer
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Olinda Beja
Olinda Beja (born December 8, 1946) is a São Tomé and Príncipe poet, writer and narrator. She later emigrated to Viseu in Portugal and later became a Portuguese citizen.
Biography
Beja was born in Guadalupe on São Tomé Island in 1946 to P ...
, writer
References
Populated places in Lobata District
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