Água Grande District

Água Grande is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its Capital city, capital, São Tomé, is also the national capital of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only , it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population with 69,454 residents in 2012 rising to an estimated 77,700 in 2018.Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (São Tomé and Príncipe), Instituto Nacional de Estatística It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts São Tomé and Pantufo.

Population

Settlements

The main settlement is the town São Tomé. Other settlements are:

*Água Porca
*Almeirim, São Tomé and Príncipe, Almeirim
*Boa Morte, São Tomé and Príncipe, Boa Morte
*Chacara, São Tomé and Príncipe, Chacara
*Correia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Correia
*Madre Deus
*Oque del Rei
*Pantufo
*Ponta Mina
*Quinta Santo António
*Riboque
*São João da Vargem
*São Marçal

Politics

Água Grande currently has 13 seats in the National Assembly (São Tomé and Príncipe), National Assembly.Elections in São Tomé and Principe
African Elections Database.

Persons

*Marcos Barbeiro, footballer
*Guadalupe de Ceita, medic and a politician
*Manuel Pinto da Costa, politician, President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2011 to 2016
*Adimar Neves, footballer currently living in Europe
*Lecabela Quaresma, athlete

International relations

Água Grande District is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with:

* Lisbon, Portugal

References

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Água Grande District,
Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé Island