Caixão Grande is a town 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 of São Tomé and Príncipe, districts. It is located ...

in the 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 ...

. Its population is 1,021 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística It lies about 5 km southwest of the national 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

Sporting clubs

Caixão Grande is home to

Bairros Unidos FC Bairros Unidos Futebol Clube (also known as Caixão Grande) is a football club that plays in the São Tomé and Príncipe Championship. The team is based in the island of São Tomé and the village of Caixão Grande. The team has won five overall ...

(also known as Caixão Grande) that plays in the

São Tomé Island League São Tomé Island League is the top division of the São Toméan Football Federation for the São Tomé Island. The champion competes at the national championships each year. History Before independence, it was the only regional competition in ...

References

Populated places in Mé-Zóchi District {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub