Monte Café, São Tomé and Príncipe

Monte Café
Village
Monte Café Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0.30°N 6.64°E / 0.30; 6.64
Country	São Tomé and Príncipe
Island	São Tomé
District	Mé-Zóchi
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	684
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Monte Café (Portuguese for "coffee mountain") is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 684 (2012 census).[1] It lies 4.5 km west of Trindade. Situated in a mountainous terrain at 670 m elevation, very suitable for the cultivation of coffee, it is the site of one of the oldest plantations of São Tomé, established in 1858.[2]

Population history

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[3]	623	—
2008[3]	710	+14.0%
2012[1]	684	−3.7%

Sporting club

• Agrosport, currently plays in the second regional division

References

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