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Mé Zóchi District

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Country
  
São Tomé and Príncipe

Seat
  
Trindade

Area
  
122 km²

Province/Island
  
São Tomé

Time zone
  
UTC (UTC+0)

Population
  
46,265 (2008)

Mé-Zóchi District

Mé-Zóchi is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it is second largest in population and covers approximately 122 square kilometers. The district capital is Trindade. Its population is 46,265 (2008 est.). The population having reached over 45,000 and the leastly populated part is the southwestern portion, much of the district will become part of the São Tomé City Metropolitan Area.

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Population

  • 1940: 18,422 (30.4% of the national population)
  • 1950: 18,056 (30.0% of the national population)
  • 1960: 20,374 (31.7% of the national population)
  • 1970: 20,550 (27.9% of the national population)
  • 1981: 24,258 (25.1% of the national population)
  • 1991: 29,758 (25.3% of the national population)
  • 2001: 35,105 (25.5% of the national population)
  • 2008: 40,414 (est.)
  • 2012: 46,265
  • Settlements

    The main settlement is the town Trindade. Other settlements are:

    Economy

    Its main economy is agriculture in the district and forms a large part of agricultural production in the country, coffee and cocoa are its main productions even exports in the country. According to INE, it dominates 26.28% of the national rural population in the country.

    Notable people

  • Francisco Fortunato Pires, National Assembly member from 1994 to 2002
  • Filipe Santo, singer, winner of the Best Album at the 2nd STP Music Awards in 2016
  • References

    Mé-Zóchi District Wikipedia