Água Grande District

Água Grande
District
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates: 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°ECoordinates: 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°E
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Province/Island	São Tomé
Seat	São Tomé
Area
• Total	17 km^2 (7 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	59,144
• Density	3,500/km^2 (9,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC (UTC+0)

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 59,144 residents (2008 est.).^[1]

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)

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
• São Marçal

International relations

Água Grande District is twinned with:

• Lisbon, Portugal^[2]

References

1. INE, Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08
2. "Lisboa - Geminações de Cidades e Vilas" [Lisbon - Twinning of Cities and Towns]. Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-08-23.