Municipalities of Sao Tome and Principe

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Country overview: 

Short nameSAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
ISO codeST
FIPS codeTP
LanguagePortuguese (pt)
Time zone+0
CapitalSão Tomé

 

São Tomé and Príncipe was a Portuguese colony at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1951 it was made an overseas province of Portugal. It became independent on 1975-07-12.

Other names of country: 

  1. Danish: São Tomé og Príncipe, Den demokratiske republik Sao Tomé og Principe (formal)
  2. Dutch: Sint Tome en Principe, Sao Tomé en Principe, Democratische Republiek Sao Tomé en Principe (formal)
  3. English: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (formal)
  4. Finnish: São Tomé ja Príncipe
  5. French: Sao Tomé-et-Principe m
  6. German: São Tomé und Príncipe n
  7. Icelandic: Saó Tóme og Prinsípe
  8. Italian: São Tomé e Príncipe
  9. Norwegian: Den demokratiske republikk São Tomé og Príncipe (formal) (Bokmål), Den demokratiske republikken São Tomé og Príncipe (formal) (Nynorsk), São Tomé og Príncipe
  10. Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe, República f Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (formal)
  11. Spanish: Santo Tomé y Príncipe
  12. Swedish: São Tomé och Príncipe

Origin of name: 

São Tomé after Saint Thomas

Primary subdivisions: 

Sao Tome and Principe is divided into two concelhos (municipalities).

MunicipalityHASCISOFIPSPopulationArea(km.²)Area(mi.²)Capital
PríncipeST.PRPTP015,25514255Santo António
São ToméST.STSTP0291,356859332São Tomé
2 municipalities96,6111,001387

Further subdivisions:

See the Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe page.

The municipalities are further subdivided into distritos (districts). Príncipe is coextensive with its district, but São Tomé has six districts.

Territorial extent: 

  1. Príncipe consists of the islands of Príncipe, Caroço, Bombom, and the Pedras Tinhosas.
  2. São Tomé consists of São Tomé and Rôlas islands.
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