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São Tomé
Image:Sao tome palace.jpg São Tomé palace
Image:Sao Tome and Principe Locator.png Image:Red pog2.svg São Tomé
Coordinates: 0°20′10″N 6°40′53″E / 0.33611, 6.68139
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Province	São Tomé Island
District	Água Grande
Settled	1485
Population (2005)
- Total	56,166
Time zone	UTC (UTC+0)
Area code(s)	+239-11x-xxxx through 14x-xxxx

São Tomé (population 56,166 in 2005) is the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far the nation's largest town. Its name is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas".

History

São Tomé was founded by Portugal in 1485. The Portuguese came to São Tomé in search of land to grow sugar. São Tomé was right on the equator and wet enough to grow sugar in wild abundance. It's proximity to the African kingdom of Kongo provided an eventual source of slave laborers to work the sugar plantations. Sao Tome is centred on a sixteenth century cathedral. Another early building is Fort São Sebastião, built in 1575 and now the São Tomé National Museum. In 1599, the city as well as the islands were taken by the Dutch for two days and again in 1641 for a year. It was the then colony's capital until 1753 and has been the national capital continuously since 1852.

Geography and location

São Tomé is located at 0°20′10″N, 6°40′53″ECoordinates: 0°20′10″N, 6°40′53″E.[1]

Important as a port, São Tomé is located on Ana Chaves Bay in the northeast of São Tomé Island, and Ilhéu das Cabras lies nearby offshore. São Tomé is located northeast of Trindade, southeast of Guadalupe and northwest of Santana. It is linked to these towns by various roadways, but especially by the highway encircling the entire island of São Tomé.

Features of the town include the Presidential Palace, the Fisherman's Church, and a cinema. The city is also home to schools, middle schools, high schools, two markets, a radio station, a television station RFI, a hospital, São Tomé International Airport, and many squares (praças). São Tomé also serves as the center of the island's road and bus networks. The town is well known for the Tchiloli play.

Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
1990 (June 23, Census)	42,331	-	-
2000 (June 16, Census)	49,997	-	-
2003 (Computing)	53,300	-	-
2005 (January 1, Computing)	56,166	-	-

Economy

There are no Patent Laws in São Tomé. [2]

External links

• Paradise Found
• www.saotome.st - Independent tourism site How to get there, where to stay, activities, photos
• Open Directory Project - Sao Tome and Principe directory category
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image not yet available
  • Local travel agency Navetur-Equatour - information&pictures http://www.navetur-equatour.st/
• Coordinates: 0°20′10″N, 6°40′53″E

Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe	Image:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg
Provincial Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe: Santo António · São Tomé
District Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe: Guadalupe · Neves · Santana · Santo António · São João dos Angolares · São Tomé · Trindade

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