Capital city · Sao Tome and Principe · Africa
São Tomé
Sao Tome Island · Sao Tome and Principe
City population
53,300
#1
in Sao Tome and Principe
#10,769
worldwide
0.338, 6.730
About São Tomé
São Tomé is the capital of Sao Tome and Principe, with a city population of 53,300. It is the 1st largest of the 1 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sao Tome and Principe, and the 10,769th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sao Tome Island
Capital
National capital
Elevation
140 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Sao_Tome
Coordinates
0.338, 6.730
Record updated
2025-01-07
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 1 in Sao Tome and PrincipeClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.