Cantagalo District

Cantagalo
District
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates: 0°13′N 6°42′E / 0.217°N 6.700°E / 0.217; 6.700Coordinates: 0°13′N 6°42′E / 0.217°N 6.700°E / 0.217; 6.700
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Province/Island	São Tomé
Seat	Santana
Area
• Total	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	15,113
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC (UTC+0)

Cantagalo is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is fourth largest in terms of population and covers approximately 119 square kilometers. Its population is 15,113 (2008 est.).^[1] The district capital is Santana.

Population

• 1940 7,854 (12.9% of the national population)
• 1950 8,568 (14.2% of the national population)
• 1960 9,758 (15.2% of the national population)
• 1970 9,697 (13.1% of the national population)
• 1981 10,435 (10.8% of the national population)
• 1991 11,433 (9.7% of the national population)
• 2001 13,258 (9.6% of the national population)

Settlements

The main settlement is the town Santana. Other settlements are:

• Água Izé
• Anselmo Andrade
• Guegue
• Ribeira Afonso
• Riboque Santana
• Santa Clotilde
• Uba Budo
• Zandrigo

References

	Mé-Zóchi District
			Atlantic Ocean
		Cantagalo District
	Caué District

Provinces and Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé Province	Água Grande Cantagalo Caué Lembá Lobata Mé-Zóchi
Príncipe Province	Pagué