Picão is a settlement in the northeastern part of
Príncipe Island
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 Census; in
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 ...
. Its population is 278 (2012 census).
[2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe]
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portuguese for "National Institute for Statistics") may refer to:
* Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde) - the national statistical agency of Cape Verde
* Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Mozambique) ...
The settlement is located northeast of the island capital
Santo António
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Regio ...
. To the northeast is
Belo Monte, to the east is Praia Grande, a beach, to the south is
Praia Inhame
Praia Inhame is a beach in the southernmost part of the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies directly east of the southernmost point of the island, '' Ponta Homem da Capa'', and 2 km southwest of the village Porto Alegre. Th ...
and to the west is the settlement of
Aeroporto.
Population history
References
Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe
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