Boa Entrada, São Tomé and Príncipe

Boa Entrada is a settlement in Lobata District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 700 (2012 census).[1] It lies 3 km south of Conde, 3 km southeast of Agostinho Neto and 8 km west of the capital São Tomé. Boa Entrada grew around the plantation complex Roça Boa Entrada, established in 1870. Cocoa, bananas, breadfruit and copra were cultivated here.[2]

Boa Entrada
Village
Roça Boa Entrada
Boa Entrada
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0.3519°N 6.6434°E / 0.3519; 6.6434
CountrySão Tomé and Príncipe
IslandSão Tomé
DistrictLobata
Population
 (2012)
  Total738
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3] 614    
2008[3] 700+14.0%
2012[1] 738+5.4%

References


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