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Mé-Zóchi
District
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates: 0°15′N 6°40′E / 0.250°N 6.667°E / 0.250; 6.667
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Island	São Tomé
Seat	Trindade
Area
• Total	122 km (47 sq mi)
Population
• Total	50,800
• Density	420/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (UTC)

Mé-Zóchi is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 122 km (47 sq mi). With 44,752 residents (2012) rising to 50,800 in 2018, it is the second most populous district of the country. The district seat is Trindade. It is divided into the five statistical subdistricts Trindade, Madalena, Caixão Grande, Bombom and Almas.

Geography

The western part of the district is mountainous, and lies partly in the Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé. The eastern part is densely populated, due to the proximity of the city São Tomé. It has a short coastline.

Population

Settlements

The main settlement is the town Trindade. Other settlements are:

• Água Creola
• Água Gunu
• Alice
• Almas
• Batepá
• Blublu
• Bobo Foro
• Bombaim
• Bombom
• Caixão Grande
• Caminho Novo
• Cruzeiro
• Folha Fede
• Java
• Lemos
• Madalena
• Monte Café
• Ototó
• Plateau
• Piedade
• Praia Melão
• Quinta da Graça
• Santa Cruz
• São Nicolau
• Diogo Simão
• Santa Margarida

Economy

The main economic activity in the district is agriculture, and it forms a large part of the national agricultural production. Coffee and cocoa are the main products, these are also the main export products of the country. The district has 26.28% of the farmers of the country.

Politics

Lobata currently has 13 seats in the National Assembly.

Notable people

• Almada Negreiros, painter and artist
• Francisco Fortunato Pires, National Assembly member from 1994 to 2002
• Filipe Santo, singer, winner of the Best Album at the 2nd STP Music Awards in 2016

Twin town

The district is twinned with:

• Borba, Portugal
• Guimarães, Portugal
• Sintra, Portugal
• Vagos, Portugal
• Valongo, Portugal

References

1. Sao Tome and Principe, citypopulation.de
2. ^ Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
3. Statistical divisions of São Tomé and Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ^ Evolução da População Recenseada, 1940 a 2012, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
5. Segurança alimentar em São Tomé e Príncipe. Estudo de caso dos distritos de Água-Grande e Mé-Zóchi, Cila Figueiredo Lima Lopes da Silva, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014, p. 50
6. Elections in São Tomé and Principe, African Elections Database.
7. ^ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas

v t e Places adjacent to Mé-Zóchi District
Lobata District Água Grande District Lembá District Mé-Zóchi District Atlantic Ocean Caué District Cantagalo District

v t e Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé Island	Água Grande Cantagalo Caué Lembá Lobata Mé-Zóchi
Autonomous Region of Príncipe	Pagué

v t e Mé-Zóchi District
Communities	Água Creola Água Gunu Alice Almas Batepá Blublu Bobo Forro Bombaim Bombom Caixão Grande Caminho Novo Cruzeiro Diogo Simão Folha Fede Java Lemos Madalena Monte Café Ototó Piedade Plateau Praia Melão Quinta da Graça Santa Cruz Santa Margarida São Nicolau Trindade
Geography	Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé
Sports	Agrosport Bairros Unidos FC Inter Bom-Bom Os Dinâmicos Folha Fede Trindade FC

• Mé-Zóchi District
• Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
• São Tomé Island