Lembá District

Lembá is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is 229.5 km² (89 sq mi),^[1] and its population is 14,652 (2012).^[2] The district seat is Neves. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts Neves and Santa Catarina.^[3]^[2]^: 15

Lembá
District
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates: 0°16′52″N 6°29′58″E / 0.28111°N 6.49944°E / 0.28111; 6.49944
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Island	São Tomé
Seat	Neves
Area
• Total	229.5 km² (88.6 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	14,652
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (UTC)

Geography

Much of the district lies within Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé.^[4] The district has the nation's highest point, Pico de São Tomé. The river Xufexufe flows through the district. A few islets are adjacent to the island coast including Gabado and Ilhéu de São Miguel.

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

Lembá currently has six seats in the National Assembly.^[6]

Lembá District is twinned with:

^ Sao Tome and Principe, citypopulation.de
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020^{[permanent dead link]}, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Statistical divisions of São Tomé and Príncipe^{[permanent dead link]}, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Parque Natural d'Obô em São Tomé". Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Evolução da População Recenseada, 1940 a 2012, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Elections in São Tomé and Principe, African Elections Database.
^ ^a ^b Geminações de Cidades e Vilas