Ponta Baleia
Village
CountrySão Tomé and Príncipe
IslandSão Tomé
DistrictCaué
Population as of2012
Population total43
Time zoneWAT (UTC+1)
Coordinates0.0382°N 6.5476°E

Ponta Baleia (Portuguese for "whale point") is a headland and a settlement in the south of Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 43 (2012 census).[1] The locality lies 1.5 km east of Porto Alegre and 2 km southeast of Vila Malanza. A ferry goes from Ponta Baleia to Ilhéu das Rolas.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[2]127
2008[2]145+14.2%
2012[1]43−70.3%

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". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 2017-02-09.