The Autonomous Region of Príncipe () is an autonomous administrative division of the Republic 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 ...
. Established on 29 April 1995, it covers the 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 ...
and a number of small uninhabited islands around it, with an area of in total. As defined by the
constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Autonomous Region of Príncipe has a Regional Assembly and a Regional Government.
Constituição, Artigo 137.º
Assembleia Nacional de S. Tomé e Príncipe Its population was 7,324 at the 2012 census;[Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística the latest official estimate was 8,420.[Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as at 13 May 2018.] It is coextensive with and consists of a single district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
: Pagué. Its seat is the town Santo António.
Islands
The main island of the autonomous region is 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 ...
. Smaller offshore islets are:
* Ilhéu Bom Bom
* Ilhéu Caroço
* Tinhosa Grande
* Tinhosa Pequena
History
In 1995, a few years after the country's democratic transition, Príncipe became an autonomous region. The island's first regional government was elected in the same year. The central government's failure to hold any local election in the years thereafter caused another popular protest in June 2006 that forced Príncipe's regional government to step down.
Population
Settlements
The main settlement is the town of Santo António. Other settlements are:
* Aeroporto
* Belo Monte
* Bom Viver
* Hospital Velho
* Ilhéu Bom Bom
* Nova Estrela
* Picão
* Portinho
* Porto Real
* Praia Inhame
*Santa Rita
* São Joaquim
* Sundy (or Sundi)
* Terreiro Velho
Notable persons
* Damião Vaz d'Almeida, a former president of the regional government of Príncipe from 1995 to 2002, and subsequently a prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2004 to 2005.
See also
* List of presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
References
External links
*
Principe portal
Histórias da Ilha do Príncipe
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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 ...
Príncipe
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 ...
1995 establishments in São Tomé and Príncipe
States and territories established in 1995