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Monte Café, São Tomé and Príncipe

Coordinates: 0°18′N 6°38′E / 0.30°N 6.64°E / 0.30; 6.64
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Monte Café
Village
Monte Café is located in São Tomé
Monte Café
Monte Café
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°18′N 6°38′E / 0.30°N 6.64°E / 0.30; 6.64
CountrySão Tomé and Príncipe
IslandSão Tomé
DistrictMé-Zóchi
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
684
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Monte Café (Portuguese for "coffee mountain") is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 684 (2012 census).[1] It lies 4.5 km west of Trindade. Situated in a mountainous terrain at 670 m elevation, very suitable for the cultivation of coffee, it is the site of one of the oldest plantations of São Tomé, established in 1858.[2]

Population history

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3] 623—    
2008[3] 710+14.0%
2012[1] 684−3.7%

Sporting club

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  • Agrosport, currently plays in the second regional division

References

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  1. ^ a b 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Roça de Monte Café - As Roças de São Tomé
  3. ^ a b "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.


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