Ribeira Afonso

Ribeira Afonso
Village
Ribeira Afonso
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°12′N 6°43′E / 0.200°N 6.717°E / 0.200; 6.717Coordinates: 0°12′N 6°43′E / 0.200°N 6.717°E / 0.200; 6.717
Country  São Tomé and Príncipe
Province São Tomé
District Cantagalo
Population (2008)
 • Total 1,621
Time zone UTC+0 (UTC)

Ribeira Afonso is a village on the eastern coast of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the st Its population is 1,621 (2008 est.).[1] Ribeira Afonso is the seat of the subdistrict (equivalent to a municipality) of its own that covers the south of Cantagalo.

The village of Água Izé is located about 1 km north and also about 22 km north is the capital São Tomé and is linked with the EN2 linking the capital and the south of the island.

The settlement is named after a nearby stream which flows into the town. It empties into the gulf between Praia da Colónia Açoriana and Praia do Morrão. The area of Colónia Açoriana, its first inhabitants came from Portugal's Azores Islands in the North Atlantic, give its name to the other settlement and the beach.

The football (soccer) club of the village and area is Varzim FC.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001
(census) 		1,422—    
2008
(estimate) 		1,621+14.0%

References

  1. ↑ INE, Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08
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