Cruzeiro, São Tomé and Príncipe

This article is about the village of Cruzeiro. For other uses, see Cruzeiro (disambiguation).

Cruzeiro
Town
Cruzeiro Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0.2905°N 6.6807°E / 0.2905; 6.6807
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Island	São Tomé
District	Mé-Zóchi District
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,716
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Cruzeiro is a village located in the middle of Mé-Zóchi District, on São Tomé Island, which is part of the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 1,716 (2012 census).[1] It lies directly to the south of Trindade.

Population history

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[2]	1,185	—
2008[2]	1,351	+14.0%
2012[1]	1,716	+27.0%

Notable person

• Francisco Fortunato Pires, National Assembly member from 1994 to 2002

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.