Água Grande District

Updated on Oct 03, 2024

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Country São Tomé and Príncipe Seat São Tomé Area 17 km²		Province/Island São Tomé Time zone UTC (UTC+0) Population 73,091 (2012)

Água Grande is a district of São Tomé Province. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the provincial capital of São Tomé, and national capital of the equatorial Atlantic island nation of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 17 km² (7 sq mi), it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population with 73,091 residents (2012). The entire district forms a part of the São Tomé City Metropolitan Area.

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Population

1940: 8,431 (13.9% of the national population)

1950: 7,821 (13.0% of the national population)

1960: 9,586 (14.9% of the national population)

1970: 19,636 (26.6% of the national population)

1981: 32,375 (33.5% of the national population)

1991: 42,331 (36.0% of the national population)

2001: 51,886 (37.7% of the national population)

2008: 59,144 (est.)

2012: 73,091

Settlements

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

Água Porca

Almeirim

Boa Morte

Madre Deus

Oquê del Rei

Pantufo

Quinta Santo Antonio

Riboque - part of the city of São Tomé

São Marçal

Persons

Adimar Neves, footballer currently living in Europe

Lecabela Quaresma, athlete

International relations

Água Grande District is twinned with:

Lisbon, Portugal

References

Água Grande District Wikipedia

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