São Tomé
capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe
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Summary
São Tomé is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,157 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Água Grande[4]
- Country: São Tomé and Príncipe[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Guinea[6]
- Official language: Portuguese[7]
- Named after: Thomas the Apostle[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Lisbon[9], Kingstown[10], Luanda[11], Libreville[12], Accra[13]
- Commons category: São Tomé[14]
- Local dialing code: 11[15], 14[16]
- Inception: 1485[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:São Tomé[18]
- Commons gallery: São Tomé[19]
- Population: 56,166[20], 71,868[21], 42,331[22], 49,541[23], 49,997[24], 49,957[25], 65,468[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Capital of: São Tomé and Príncipe[28], São Tomé Province[29], Água Grande[30], São Tomé Island[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in São Tomé[32]
- Demonym: Santoméenne[33], Santoméen[34], साओ तोमीय[35]
- Native label: São Tomé[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from São Tomé[37]
- Different from: Santo Tomé[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 137 m[39]
- Area: 17 km²[40]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for São Tomé include São Tomé International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in it and Príncipe[44] and Centro hospitalar de it[45], a hospital[46], in it and Príncipe[47].
Why It Matters
São Tomé has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include São Tomé International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in it and Príncipe[44] and Centro hospitalar de it[45], a hospital[46], in it and Príncipe[47].