Santa Margarida (Sao Tome)
| Santa Margarida Santa Margarida |
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| Coordinates | 0 ° 19 ′ N , 6 ° 40 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Sao Tome and Principe | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | ST-S | ||
| height | 241 m | ||
| Residents | 384 (2012) | ||
Santa Margarida is a place in the Mé-Zóchi district on the island of São Tomé in the island state of São Tomé and Príncipe . In 2012, 384 inhabitants were counted.
geography
The place is at an altitude of about 241 m about one kilometer southwest of Madalena and 4 km northwest of the provincial capital Trindade .
history
The old plantation (roça) was around 1855 by the Spaniards , Velarde y Romero de Francisco Assis founded and named after his daughter. With a cultivated area of 810 hectares, it was one of the largest plantations on the island for a long time and is known for growing cocoa . The quartier des sanzalas (workers' bedrooms) was built into the earth with a single entrance on the side of the main building of the plantation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Santa Margarida at GeoNames geonames.org, 2020-06-02.
- ^ Margarida de Assis de Freitas Belard (1847? -1924); "Roça Santa Margarida", Guia das Roças & Pousadas históricas de São Tomé e Príncipe, pousadas.st . 2020-06-15.
- ↑ Duarte et Rebelo de Andrade 2013: p. 208.
literature
- Pape Duarte et Rodrigo Rebelo de Andrade: As roças de São Tomé e Príncipe. Lisbon , Tinta da China 2013. (Portuguese) ISBN 9896711755
- Hugo Alexandre Fernandes Machado da Silva: A Descodificação da Roça de São Tomé e Príncipe. Génese, processo e lógicas espaciais. ( thèse de doctorat en architecture , Portuguese), Université de Porto 2016.