Mé-Zóchi District
Encyclopedia
Mé-Zóchi is a district of São Tomé Province
. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic island
s of São Tomé and Príncipe
, it is second largest in population with approximately 35,300 and covers approximately 122 square kilometers. The district capital is Trindade
(an alternative Portuguese spelling of Trinidade) (pop: 6,636 2005).
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...
s 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...
, it is second largest in population with approximately 35,300 and covers approximately 122 square kilometers. The district capital is Trindade
Trindade
-Transportation:Trindade are linked with São Tomé and Príncipe's only highways linking to the capital city of São Tomé, another linking Neves and Santana and another linking to Guadalupe as well....
(an alternative Portuguese spelling of Trinidade) (pop: 6,636 2005).
District Population History
- 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)
Other
Mé-Zóchi has schools or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), a stadium, churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is the middle-class in GDP and GNP in São Tomé and Príncipe. North: Água Grande Água Grande District 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... and 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: Lembá Lembá District 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... |
Mé-Zóchi | East: 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... |
South: Cantagalo Cantagalo District Cantagalo 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 fourth largest in terms of population in 2004 and covers approximately 119 square kilometers... |