Mé-Zóchi is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Its area is .Sao Tome and Principe, citypopulation.de With 44,752 residents (2012) rising to 50,800 in 2018, it is the second most populous district of the country.Projecção a nível distrital 2012 – 2020, Instituto Nacional de Estatística The district seat is Trindade. It is divided into the five statistical subdistricts Trindade, Madalena, Caixão Grande, Bombom and Almas.Statistical divisions of São Tomé and Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Geography The western part of the district is mountainous, and lies partly in the Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé. The eastern part is densely populated, due to the proximity of the city São Tomé. It has a short coastline.
Population
Settlements The main settlement is the town Trindade. Other settlements are:
Água Creola Água Gunu Alice Almas Batepá Blublu Bobo Foro Bombaim Bombom Caixão Grande Caminho Novo Cruzeiro Folha Fede Java Lemos Madalena Monte Café Ototó Plateau Piedade Praia Melão Quinta da Graça Santa Cruz São Nicolau Diogo Simão Santa Margarida
Economy The main economic activity in the district is agriculture, and it forms a large part of the national agricultural production. Coffee and cocoa are the main products, these are also the main export products of the country. The district has 26.28% of the farmers of the country.Segurança alimentar em São Tomé e Príncipe. Estudo de caso dos distritos de Água-Grande e Mé-Zóchi, Cila Figueiredo Lima Lopes da Silva, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014, p. 50
Politics Lobata currently has 13 seats in the National Assembly.Elections in São Tomé and Principe, African Elections Database.
Notable people Almada Negreiros, painter and artist Francisco Fortunato Pires, National Assembly member from 1994 to 2002 Filipe Santo, singer, winner of the Best Album at the 2nd STP Music Awards in 2016
Twin town The district is twinned with: Borba, PortugalGeminações de Cidades e Vilas Guimarães, Portugal Sintra, Portugal Vagos, Portugal Valongo, Portugal
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