Terreiro Velho is a village in the southeastern part of Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 152 (2012 census).[1] Terreiro Velho lies 3 km south of the island capital of Santo António and 1 km southwest of Nova Estrela. In the mid-1990s, Italian businessman Claudio Corallo bought an abandoned 120 hectares cocoa plantation in Terreiro Velho, and restored it to produce high quality chocolate.[2]
Terreiro Velho | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
  Terreiro Velho Location on Príncipe Island | |
| Coordinates: 1°36′41″N 7°25′22″E / 1.6115°N 7.4227°E | |
| Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Autonomous Region | Príncipe |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 152 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Population history
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 69 | — |
| 2008[3] | 79 | +14.5% |
| 2012[1] | 152 | +92.4% |
References
edit- ^ a b 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Paolini, Davide (21 March 2016). "Il cioccolato di Corallo" [The Chocolate from Corallo] (in Italian). Gastronauta. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.