Água Grande District
Água Grande | |
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District | |
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Coordinates: 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°E | |
| Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Island | São Tomé |
| Seat | São Tomé |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 77,700 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (UTC) |
Água Grande is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its capital, São Tomé, is also the national capital of the equatorial Atlantic island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Covering only 16.5 km2 (6 sq mi), it is the smallest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area, but the largest in population with 69,454 residents in 2012 rising to an estimated 77,700 in 2018. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts São Tomé and Pantufo.: 15