São Tomé

Summary

São Tomé is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,452 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• São Tomé was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[3].
• São Tomé is located in Água Grande^[4].
• São Tomé is in the country of São Tomé and Príncipe^[5].
• São Tomé is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[6].
• São Tomé's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• São Tomé's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[8].
• Thomas the Apostle is named after São Tomé^[9].
• São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[10].
• São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingstown^[11].
• São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Luanda^[12].
• São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Libreville^[13].
• São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Accra^[14].
• São Tomé's Commons category is recorded as São Tomé^[15].
• São Tomé's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[16].
• São Tomé's local dialing code is recorded as 11^[17].
• São Tomé's local dialing code is recorded as 14^[18].
• 1485 marks the founding of São Tomé^[19].
• São Tomé's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0.3375, 'lon': 6.7283333333333335}^[20].
• São Tomé's topic's main category is recorded as Category:São Tomé^[21].
• São Tomé's Commons gallery is recorded as São Tomé^[22].
• São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+56166'}^[23].
• São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+71868'}^[24].
• São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+42331'}^[25].
• São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+49541'}^[26].
• São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+49997'}^[27].

Body

Geography

São Tomé is in the country of it and Príncipe^[5]. It is located in Água Grande^[4]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[6].

Physical Characteristics

São Tomé covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+137'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56166'}^[23], {'amount': '+71868'}^[24], {'amount': '+42331'}^[25], {'amount': '+49541'}^[26], {'amount': '+49997'}^[27], and {'amount': '+49957'}^[30].

Designation and Status

São Tomé's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

1485 marks the founding of São Tomé^[19]. Thomas the Apostle is named after it^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for São Tomé include Centro hospitalar de it^[31], a hospital^[32], in it and Príncipe^[33] and São Tomé International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in it and Príncipe^[36].

Why It Matters

São Tomé ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,452 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Centro hospitalar de it^[31], a hospital^[32], in it and Príncipe^[33] and São Tomé International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in it and Príncipe^[36].