Prince’s Island

São Tomé and Príncipe consists of two main islands straddling the Equator off the Atlantic coast of . The Portuguese were the first settlers of these previously uninhabited islands in the late 15th century.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off of the coast of Africa
  • Also known as: Príncipe”, “Principe island”, “Principe Island”, and “Príncipe Island
  • Historically known as: Prince Island

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto Real and São Joaquim.

Village
is a village in the central part of Príncipe Island in in the Gulf of Guinea. Its population is 296. is located southwest of the island capital of .

Hamlet
is a village in the western part of Príncipe Island in . Its population is 93. is located 5 km southwest of the island capital of .

Prince’s Island

Latitude
1.61735° or 1° 37′ 3″ north
Longitude
7.39637° or 7° 23′ 47″ east
Population
7,340
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
IATA airport code
PCP
United Nations Location Code
ST PCP
Open location code
6FH9J98W+WG
Geo­Names ID
2410877
Wiki­data ID
Q210636
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Prince’s Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: برينسيبي
  • Basque: Principe Uhartea
  • Basque: Príncipe uhartea
  • Basque: Principe
  • Basque: Printzipe Uhartea
  • Belarusian: Востраў Прынсіпі
  • Belarusian: Прынсіпі
  • Bengali: প্রিন্সিপে
  • Breton: Enez Príncipe
  • Bulgarian: Принсипи
  • Catalan: illa de Príncipe
  • Catalan: Illa de Príncipe
  • Cebuano: Ilha do Príncipe (pulo sa Sao Tome and Principe)
  • Cebuano: Ilha do Príncipe
  • Cebuano: Príncipe
  • Chinese: 普林西比岛
  • Chinese: 普林西比島
  • Croatian: Otok Princip
  • Croatian: Príncipe
  • Czech: Ostrov Príncipe
  • Czech: Princův ostrov
  • Danish: Príncipe
  • Dutch: Pague
  • Dutch: Pagué
  • Dutch: Principe
  • Egyptian Arabic: برينسيبى
  • Esperanto: insulo Principeo
  • Esperanto: Principeo
  • Estonian: Principe saar
  • Estonian: Príncipe saar
  • Estonian: Principe
  • Estonian: Príncipe
  • Finnish: Principe
  • Finnish: Príncipe
  • French: Île du Principe
  • French: Ilha do Principe
  • French: Ilha do Príncipe
  • French: Principe
  • French: Príncipe
  • French: Île du Prince” (historical)
  • Galician: Illa do Príncipe
  • Georgian: პრინსიპი
  • German: Principe
  • German: Príncipe
  • Greek: Πρίνσιπε
  • Gujarati: પ્રિંસિપે
  • Hebrew: פרינסיפה
  • Hindi: प्रिन्सिपी
  • Indonesian: Príncipe
  • Italian: Príncipe
  • Japanese: プリンシペ
  • Japanese: プリンシペ島
  • Kannada: ಪ್ರಿನ್ಸಿಪೆ
  • Korean: 프린시페섬
  • Latvian: Prinsipi
  • Lithuanian: Prinsipė
  • Lombard: Príncipe
  • Luxembourgish: Príncipe
  • Macedonian: Принсип
  • Malay: Principe
  • Marathi: प्रिन्सिपी
  • Northern Frisian: Príncipe (Eilun)
  • Northern Frisian: Príncipe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Príncipe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Príncipe
  • Norwegian: Príncipe
  • Occitan (post 1500): Príncipe
  • Persian: پرنسیپ
  • Polish: Ilha do Príncipe
  • Polish: Wyspa Książęca
  • Portuguese: Ilha do Príncipe
  • Portuguese: Príncipe
  • Romanian: Provincia Principe, Sao Tome și Principe
  • Romanian: Provincia Príncipe, São Tomé şi Príncipe
  • Romanian: Provincia Príncipe, São Tomé și Príncipe
  • Russian: Принсипи
  • Serbian: Principe
  • Serbian: Принсипе
  • Serbian: Принципе
  • Serbo-Croatian: Otok Princip
  • Serbo-Croatian: Príncipe
  • Sinhala: ප්‍රින්සිපේ
  • Slovak: Princov ostrov
  • Spanish: Isla de Principe
  • Spanish: Isla de Príncipe
  • Swahili: Principe
  • Swedish: Principe
  • Swedish: Príncipe
  • Tamil: பிரின்சிபி
  • Telugu: ప్రిన్సిపి
  • Thai: เกาะปริงซีป
  • Thai: เกาะปรินซิปี
  • Thai: เกาะปรินซีปี
  • Thai: เกาะพรินซ์
  • Thai: ปริงซีป
  • Turkish: Príncipe Adası
  • Ukrainian: Принсіпі
  • Urdu: پرنسپے
  • Urdu: پرینکیپی
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Principe
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Príncipe
  • Vietnamese: Principe
  • Vietnamese: Príncipe
  • Welsh: Príncipe
  • Yue Chinese: 普林西比島

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