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Revision as of 02:18, 28 October 2007

São João dos Angolares
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Province/Island: São Tomé
District: Caué
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Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea)
São João dos Angolares
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Area/distance code: +239-18x-xxxx

São João dos Angolares (Portuguese meaning Saint John) is a small town on the east coast of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on a couple of small rivers and is based on fishing and two plantations. Coordinates: 0°21′33″N 6°33′6″E / 0.35917°N 6.55167°E / 0.35917; 6.55167

The town is named for the Angolan slaves who settled the area after a ship was wrecked on the Sete Pedras rocks in the sixteenth century, and whose descendants live in the settlement today. Some authorities claim the "Angolans" are actually a remnant of a pre-European population on the island. The townspeople speak Angolar (Ngola), a unique creole language.

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São João dos Angolares has no colegio but has a beach.