Nova Estrela

Novo Estrela
Settlement
Novo Estrela
Location on Príncipe Island
Coordinates: 1°37′11″N 7°25′51″E / 1.6196°N 7.4308°E / 1.6196; 7.4308Coordinates: 1°37′11″N 7°25′51″E / 1.6196°N 7.4308°E / 1.6196; 7.4308
Country  São Tomé and Príncipe
Province Príncipe
District Pagué
Population (2008)
 • Total 300
Time zone UTC+0 (UTC)

Novo Estrela (Portuguese for new star) is a village in the southeastern part of Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. ts population is 263 (2008 est.),[1] Novo Estrela is located 2 km southeast of the island capital of Santo António and is connected with a dirt road linking via the bay. The settlement was first founded as a plantation.

Nearby settlements include Portinho to the northeast, Terreiro Velho to the southwest and Bela Vista to the west.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001
(census) 		263—    
2008
(estimate) 		300+14.1%

About the village

Plantations formerly dominated the majority of a part of Novo Estrela and its surrounding area, much of these are completely forested and likely that agriculture is expected to disappear from the area. Fishing remains to be the key industry of the village as well as agriculture as with many places on the island. It may be one of the poorest places in the nation before Neves Ferreira in the south.

GD 1º de Maio is the football (soccer) club of the village, it currently participates in the minor island championships. they play at Estádio 13 de Julho located northwest of the village and south of Santo António.

Nature

A butterfly subspecies, Acraea severina terreirovelhoensis was first described near the area[2] as well as Bematistes alcinoe racaji, Acraea pharsalus carmen[3] and a butterfly species Eucosmocydia terreirana.[4]

Other fauna including other butterflies and insects as well as birds, frogs and small reptiles are founded in the area.

References

  1. ↑ Agostinho Miguel (2013-11-13). "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  2. ↑ Oremans, P. 2012: Contribution à l'etude de la biodiversité des iles du Golfe de Guinée: description d'une nouvelle espèce et d'une nouvelle sous-espèce d'Acraea de Sao Tome et Principe. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Saturnafrica, 11: 21–23.
  3. ↑ Pyrcz, T.W. 1991. Account of two expeditions to São Tomé and Principe islands, January - March & July - September 1990 including a description of new subspecies of Acraea pharsalus Ward and Bematistes alcinoe Felder. Lambillionea 91(4): 362-374
  4. ↑ Razowski, J.; Wojtusiak, J. 2014: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of the Afrotropical fauna: Accession 1. Polish journal of entomology, 83(3): 207-218
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