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Pagué District

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Country
  
São Tomé and Príncipe

Seat
  
Santo António

Time zone
  
UTC (UTC+0)

Population
  
7,542 (2012)

Province/Island
  
Príncipe

Highest elevation
  
948 m (3,110 ft)

Area
  
136 km²

Pagué District

Pagué is the single district of Príncipe Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, its population is one of the smallest: 7,542 (2012). Its capital, Santo António, is also the provincial capital of Príncipe. This district as well as the province includes several small islands around the island of Príncipe. The Obo National Park covers the southern part of the island and since 2012, Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve which covers the area of parts of the island and the islets.

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Population

  • 1940 3,124 (5.2% of the national population)
  • 1950 4,402 (7.3% of the national population)
  • 1960 4,544 (7.1% of the national population)
  • 1970 4,593 (6.2% of the national population)
  • 1981 5,255 (5.4% of the national population)
  • 1991 5,471 (4.7% of the national population)
  • 2001 5,966 (4.3% of the national population)
  • 2008: 6,801(est.)
  • 2012: 7,542

    • Settlements

    The main settlement is the town Santo António. Other settlements are:

  • Aeroporto
  • Ilhéu Bom Bom
  • Bom Viver
  • Hospital Velho
  • Neves Ferreira
  • Nova Estrela
  • Portinho
  • Porto Real
  • Praia Inhamé
  • Sundy
  • Terreiro Nova

    • Persons

  • Damião Vaz d'Almeida, a former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe and a former president of the regional government of Príncipe

    • References

    Pagué District Wikipedia
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