Cantagalo (district)

Cantagalo
Cantagalo
Coordinates	0 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 39 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Sao Tome and Principe
province	Sao Tome
height	5 m
surface	119 km²
Residents	17,191 (2012)
density	144.5  Ew. / km²
Website	República Democrática de São Tomé e Principe (Portuguese)
Culture
Twin cities	Viseu , Portugal

Cantagalo is one of the seven districts of São Tomé and Príncipe and is located on the island of São Tomé .

geography

Cantagalo borders on Mé-Zóchi in the north and Caué in the east and has an area of ​​119 km². In 2012 there were 17,161 people in Cantagolo. The capital is Santana on the east coast of São Tomé with 7,798 inhabitants (2005).

Population development

year	Residents	Share in the total population
1940	7,854	12.9%
1950	8,568	14.2%
1960	9,758	15.2%
1970	9,697	13.1%
1981	10,435	10.8%
1991	11,433	9.7%
2001	13,258	9.6%
2012	17.161	9.6%

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística: Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020. (pdf) March 8, 2018, accessed on September 7, 2019 (Portuguese, French).