Pagué District
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Pagué is the single district of Príncipe Province
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...

, its population is the smallest with approximately 5,400 residents. Its capital, Santo António (pop: 1,156), is also the provincial capital of Príncipe. This district as well as the province includes several small uninhabited islands around the island of Príncipe. The Obo National Park
Obo National Park
Obo National Park is a national park of São Tomé and Príncipe, covering some 235 km² of Sao Tomé in its south and 65 km² of the island of Príncipe. The national park is known internationally amongst conservationists for its biologically rich dense virgin rainforests...

 covers the part of the area.

District Population History
  • 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)

Persons

  • Damião Vaz d'Almeida
    Damião Vaz d'Almeida
    Damião Vaz d'Almeida is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe and vice-president of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party...

    , a former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe and a former president of the regional government of Príncipe
    Presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
    -See also:*São Tomé and Príncipe**Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe**Heads of Government of São Tomé and Príncipe**Foreign Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe**Colonial Heads of São Tomé and Príncipe*Lists of Incumbents...


Other

Pagué has a school or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), churches, beaches, a port and a few squares (praças). Much of the area are underdeveloped and is the least developed in the two islands. Much of its roads are unpaved.
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