Santo António (Príncipe)

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Santo António
Coordinates: 1 ° 38 '  N , 7 ° 25'  E
Map: Sao Tome and Principe
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Santo António​
Santo António on the map of Sao Tome and Principe
Basic data
Country Sao Tome and Principe
Distrito Príncipe , Pagué district
City foundation 1471
Residents 1300 
Detailed data
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Santo António is the capital of Príncipe and the administrative seat of the Pagué district of the equatorial African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe, which encompasses the island .

Santo António was the capital of the Portuguese colony from 1753 to 1852 . Today it has an estimated 1300 inhabitants. It is located in the northeast of the island on a bay on the coast and on the Palhota River . After the day the island was discovered, January 17, 1471, the day of St. Antony named place has colonial architecture and several churches. The airport Principe is 2 km north. There are piste connections to the north and south of the 16 km long island.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.gazetteer.de/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=fr&des=wg&geo=-200&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500
  2. ↑ http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fsaotome.htm#History

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