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Autonomous Region of Príncipe
Região Autónoma do Príncipe | |
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Autonomous Region | |
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 Map of São Tomé and Príncipe with Príncipe near the top | |
| Coordinates: 1°37′N 7°24′E / 1.617°N 7.400°E | |
| Country |  Sao Tome and Principe |
| Capital | Santo António |
| Area | |
• Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 7,324 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| ISO 3166 code | ST-P |
The Autonomous Region of Príncipe (Template:Lang-pt) is an administrative division of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Established on 29 April 1995, it covers the island of Príncipe and a number of small uninhabited islands around it, with an area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi) in total.[1] As defined by the constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Autonomous Region of Príncipe has a Regional Assembly and a Regional Government.[2] Its population was 7,324 at the 2012 census.[3] It consists of a single district: Pagué. Its seat is the town Santo António.
Islands
The main island of the autonomous region is Príncipe. Others are:
History
In 1995, a few years after the country’s democratic transition, Príncipe became an autonomous region. The island’s first regional government was elected in the same year. The central government’s failure to hold any local election in the years thereafter caused another popular protest in June 2006 that forced Príncipe’s regional government to step down.
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1940[4] | |
| 1950[4] | |
| 1960[4] | |
| 1970[4] | |
| 1981[4] | |
| 1991[4] | |
| 2001[4][3] | |
| 2012[4][3] |
Settlements
The main settlement is the town Santo António. Other settlements are:
- Aeroporto
- Belo Monte
- Ilhéu Bom Bom
- Bom Viver
- Hospital Velho
- Neves Ferreira (or Terreiro Novo)
- Novo Estrela
- Picão
- Portinho
- Porto Real
- Praia Inhame
- Praia de Seabra
- Santa Rita
- São Joaquim
- Sundy (or Sundi)
- Terreiro Velho
Persons
- Damião Vaz d'Almeida, a former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe and a former president of the regional government of Príncipe
See also
References
- ^ Cooperação Descentralizada Príncipe – Portugal: Eficiência da Existência de Redes de Cooperação (2010), Ana Maria Luciano Barreira, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, p. 42-43
- ^ Constituição, Artigo 137.º, Assembleia Nacional de S. Tomé e Príncipe
- ^ a b c Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ a b c d e f g h Evolução da População Recenseada, 1940 a 2012, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
External links
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