Administrative division of São Tomé and Príncipes

The São Tomé and Príncipe administrative division is the vertical administrative structure of the São Tomé and Príncipe Republic .

history

Since their discovery and occupation by the colonial power Portugal in 1471 (São Tomé) and 1472 (Príncipe), the two islands have been under Portuguese administration. Until the country gained independence after the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, the colony was divided into the two districts ( concelhos ) São Tomé and Príncipe, which were divided into a number of communities ( freguesias ).

This structure was essentially retained after independence in 1975. So São Tomé County became a province and its parishes became the island's six districts. The Príncipe district became the Príncipe province with just one district of the same name.

structure

The seven districts of São Tomé and Príncipes

São Tomé and Príncipe consists of the two islands São Tomé ( ISO code ST-S) and Príncipe (ISO code ST-P), each of which forms its own province. The two provinces are the top of the two-tier administrative division of the country, the lower tier is formed by the seven districts. There are six districts in the province of São Tomé, while the province of Príncipe consists of one congruent district.

location	province	District	surface	Residents	Capital
	Sao Tome	Água Grande	16.9 km²	69,772	Sao Tome
	Sao Tome	Cantagalo	119.0 km²	17.169	Santana
	Sao Tome	Caué	267.0 km²	6,062	São João dos Angolares
	Sao Tome	Lembá	229.5 km²	14,676	Neves
	Sao Tome	Lobata	105.0 km²	19,414	Guadalupe
	Sao Tome	Mé-Zóchi	122.0 km²	44,763	Trindade
	Principe	Pagué	142.0 km²	7,344	Santo António