Lembá District
Encyclopedia
Lembá is a district of São Tomé Province
. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic island
group of São Tomé and Príncipe
, its population is relatively small at approximately 9,800, but it is second largest in terms of area covering approximately 229 square kilometers. The district capital is Neves
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District Population History
Provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 2 provinces:São Tomé – The province is made up of the equatorial Atlantic island of São Tomé and is home to an overwhelming majority of the nations citizens with an estimated population in 2004 of 133,600 out of the total 139,000.Príncipe – This province covers...
. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
group of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
, its population is relatively small at approximately 9,800, but it is second largest in terms of area covering approximately 229 square kilometers. The district capital is Neves
Neves, São Tomé and Príncipe
-Education :Neves has schools or collegiates , a lyceum , a small high school , churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares ....
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District Population History
- 1940 6,885 (11.4% of the national population)
- 1950 6,196 (10.3% of the national population)
- 1960 6,196 (9.7% of the national population)
- 1970 6,206 (8.4% of the national population)
- 1981 7,905 (8.2% of the national population)
- 1991 9,016 (7.7% of the national population)
- 2001 10,696 (7.8% of the national population)
Settlements
- NevesNeves, São Tomé and Príncipe-Education :Neves has schools or collegiates , a lyceum , a small high school , churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares ....
- Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina, São Tomé and PríncipeSanta Catarina is a village in the southwestern of the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is named after a stream flowing nearby the village. Santa Catarina is linked with the main road linking São João dos Angolares and Neves. The population lives in rural areas.The village has a...
Other
Lembá has schools or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), a stadium, churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is one of the middle-class in GDP and GNP in São Tomé and Príncipe. North: Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... |
Northeast: Lobata Lobata District Lobata 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 third largest in terms of population with approximately 16,500 residents and covers approximately 105 square kilometers. The district capital is... |
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West: Atlantic Ocean | Lembá | East: Mé-Zóchi |
South: Atlantic Ocean | Southeast: Caué Caué District Caué 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 one of the smallest in terms of population with approximately 5,900 residents, but is the largest in area covering approximately 267 square kilometers. ... |