Lembá 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 14,652 (2012).
[Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística The district seat is
Neves. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts
Neves and
Santa Catarina.
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Geography
Much of the district lies within Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé.Pico de São Tomé
Pico de São Tomé is the highest mountain in São Tomé and Príncipe at elevation. It lies just west of the centre of São Tomé Island, in the Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé and in the Lembá District. The second highest point, Pico de Ana ...
. The river Xufexufe flows through the district. A few islets are adjacent to the island coast including Gabado and Ilhéu de São Miguel.
Population
Settlements
The main settlement is the town Neves. Other settlements are:
* Diogo Vaz
* Generosa
* Lembá
* Monte Forte
*Ponta Figo
Ponta Figo is a village 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 ...
* Praia de Ponta Figo
* Ribeira Funda
* Rosema
* Santa Catarina
* São José
Politics
Lembá currently has six seats in the National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
.Elections in São Tomé and Principe
African Elections Database.
Twin towns - sister cities
Lembá District is twinned with:
*
Crato, Portugal
[Geminações de Cidades e Vilas]
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*Santa Marta de Penaguião
Santa Marta de Penaguião ( or ) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Vila Real, in the northern region of Douro. The population in 2011 was 7,356, in an area of 69.28 km2.
History
The history of Santa Marta de Penaguião is affir ...
, Portugal[
]
References
External links
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Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé Island