Príncipe

Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa. It has an area of 136 square kilometres (53 sq mi) and a population of approximately 5,000. The island is a heavily eroded volcano speculated to be over three million years old, surrounded by smaller islands including Ilheu Bom Bom, Ilhéu Caroço, Tinhosa Grande and Tinhosa Pequena. Part of the Cameroon Line archipelago, Príncipe rises in the south to 948 metres at Pico de Príncipe, in a thickly forested area forming part of the Obo National Park.

The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese and named "Príncipe" (Prince's island) in honor of Afonso, Prince of Portugal, his father's favorite. Subsequently, the north and centre of the island were made into plantations, most of them formed by Portuguese colonialists using slave labor. These concentrated initially on producing sugar and later on cocoa, becoming the world's greatest cocoa producer. Since independence, these plantations have largely reverted to forest.

Principe (Genoa Metro)

Principe is a Genoa Metro station, in Genoa, Italy.

It is planned to construct an underpass to connect directly to the nearby Genova Piazza Principe railway station.

References

External links

Media related to Principe station (Genoa metro) at Wikimedia Commons

Príncipe Province

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Príncipe Province is one of the two provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe. Since 1995 has been an autonomous region of the twin island republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. The province includes several small uninhabited islands around the island of Príncipe. The Obo National Park covers the part of the area. Principe province has a school or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), churches, beaches, a port and a few squares (praças).

Districts

Pagué District is the only district in the province.

Islands

The main island is Príncipe. Others are:

History