São Tomé

capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe
City city Q3932
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São Tomé

Summary

São Tomé is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • São Tomé was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas[3].
  • São Tomé is located in Água Grande[4].
  • São Tomé is in the country of São Tomé and Príncipe[5].
  • São Tomé is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea[6].
  • São Tomé's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • São Tomé's official language is recorded as Portuguese[8].
  • Thomas the Apostle is named after São Tomé[9].
  • São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon[10].
  • São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingstown[11].
  • São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Luanda[12].
  • São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Libreville[13].
  • São Tomé's twinned administrative body is recorded as Accra[14].
  • São Tomé's Commons category is recorded as São Tomé[15].
  • São Tomé's local dialing code is recorded as 11[16].
  • São Tomé's local dialing code is recorded as 14[17].
  • 1485 marks the founding of São Tomé[18].
  • São Tomé's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 0.3375, 'longitude': 6.7283333333333335}[19].
  • São Tomé's topic's main category is recorded as Category:São Tomé[20].
  • São Tomé's Commons gallery is recorded as São Tomé[21].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+56166'}[22].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+71868'}[23].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+42331'}[24].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+49541'}[25].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+49997'}[26].
  • São Tomé has a population of {'amount': '+49957'}[27].

Body

Geography

São Tomé is in the country of it and Príncipe[5]. It is located in Água Grande[4]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea[6].

Physical Characteristics

São Tomé covers an area of {'amount': '+17'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+137'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56166'}[22], {'amount': '+71868'}[23], {'amount': '+42331'}[24], {'amount': '+49541'}[25], {'amount': '+49997'}[26], and {'amount': '+49957'}[27].

Designation and Status

São Tomé's instance of is recorded as city[7].

History and Context

1485 marks the founding of São Tomé[18]. Thomas the Apostle is named after it[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for São Tomé include São Tomé International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in it and Príncipe[32] and Centro hospitalar de it[33], a hospital[34], in it and Príncipe[35].

Why It Matters

São Tomé ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,175 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include São Tomé International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in it and Príncipe[32] and Centro hospitalar de it[33], a hospital[34], in it and Príncipe[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/san-tomas-apostol, Moving to [[Q43669]]"
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43894|batch #43894]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 16w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  4. 17w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/san-tomas-apostol, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  5. 17w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Commons category → São Tomé
    Freebase id → /m/01qw2d
    Gynopedia id → São Tomé
    + 158 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 508446, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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