Lembá District

Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Lembá is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is Template:Convert,<ref>Sao Tome and Principe, citypopulation.de</ref> and its population is 14,652 (2012).<ref name=census12>Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020, Instituto Nacional de Estatística</ref> The district seat is Neves. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts Neves and Santa Catarina.<ref>Statistical divisions of São Tomé and Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística</ref><ref name=census12/>Template:Rp

Geography

Much of the district lies within Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé.<ref name="ST">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.

Settlements

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

• Diogo Vaz
• Generosa
• Lembá
• Monte Forte
• Ponta Figo
• Praia de Ponta Figo
• Ribeira Funda
• Rosema
• Santa Catarina
• São José

Politics

Lembá currently has six seats in the National Assembly.<ref>Elections in São Tomé and Principe, African Elections Database.</ref>

Twin towns - sister cities

Lembá District is twinned with:

• Crato, Portugal<ref name=gem>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Santa Marta de Penaguião, Portugal<ref name=gem/>

External links

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