Municipalities of Sao Tome and Principe
Country overview: 
| Short name | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| ISO code | ST |
| FIPS code | TP |
| Language | Portuguese (pt) |
| Time zone | +0 |
| Capital | São 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:
- Danish: São Tomé og Príncipe, Den demokratiske republik Sao Tomé og Principe (formal)
- Dutch: Sint Tome en Principe, Sao Tomé en Principe, Democratische Republiek Sao Tomé en Principe (formal)
- English: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (formal)
- Finnish: São Tomé ja Príncipe
- French: Sao Tomé-et-Principe m
- German: São Tomé und Príncipe n
- Icelandic: Saó Tóme og Prinsípe
- Italian: São Tomé e Príncipe
- Norwegian: Den demokratiske republikk São Tomé og Príncipe (formal) (Bokmål), Den demokratiske republikken São Tomé og Príncipe (formal) (Nynorsk), São Tomé og Príncipe
- Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe, República f Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (formal)
- Spanish: Santo Tomé y Príncipe
- 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).
| Municipality | HASC | ISO | FIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Capital |
|---|
| Príncipe | ST.PR | P | TP01 | 5,255 | 142 | 55 | Santo António |
| São Tomé | ST.ST | S | TP02 | 91,356 | 859 | 332 | São Tomé |
| 2 municipalities | 96,611 | 1,001 | 387 | |
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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:
- Príncipe consists of the islands of Príncipe, Caroço, Bombom, and the Pedras Tinhosas.
- São Tomé consists of São Tomé and Rôlas islands.