Caixão Grande

Caixão Grande
Village
Caixão Grande Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°18′N 6°42′E
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Island	São Tomé
District	Mé-Zóchi
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,079
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Caixão Grande is a town on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 1,021 (2012 census).[1] It lies about 5 km southwest of the national capital São Tomé.

Population history

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[2]	890	—
2008[2]	1,014	+13.9%
2012[1]	1,021	+0.7%

Sporting clubs

Caixão Grande is home to Bairros Unidos FC (also known as Caixão Grande) that plays in the São Tomé Island League.

References

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