Ponta Baleia

Ponta Baleia
Village
Ponta Baleia is located in São Tomé
Ponta Baleia
Ponta Baleia
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°02′18″N 6°32′51″E / 0.0382°N 6.5476°E / 0.0382; 6.5476
CountrySão Tomé and Príncipe
IslandSão Tomé
DistrictCaué
Population
 (2012)
 • Total43
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ponta Baleia (Portuguese for "whale point") is a headland and a settlement in the south of Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 43 (2012 census).[1] The locality lies 1.5 km east of Porto Alegre and 2 km southeast of Vila Malanza. A ferry goes from Ponta Baleia to Ilhéu das Rolas.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[2] 127—    
2008[2] 145+14.2%
2012[1] 43−70.3%

References

  1. ^ a b 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ a b "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.