Batepá
Batepa | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Batepa Location on São Tomé Island | |
| Coordinates: 0°18′06″N 6°40′07″E / 0.30167°N 6.66861°E | |
| Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Island | São Tomé |
| District | Mé-Zóchi |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 775 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Batepa is a village on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 775 (2012 census).[1] It lies 2 km west of Trindade and 2 km east of Monte Café. It was the starting point of the Batepá massacre, a brutally crushed rebellion in February 1953, in which hundreds of local inhabitants were killed.[2] It marked the rise of the independence movement in Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, and is commemorated annually as a national holiday (Dia de Mártires da Liberdade) on February 3.[3]
Population history
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[4] | 113 | — |
| 2008[4] | 129 | +14.2% |
| 2012[1] | 775 | +500.8% |
References
- ^ a b 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Francisco, Alberto da Boa Morte (2011). Exorcising Devils from the Throne: Sao Tome and Principe. New York, NY: Algora Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-87586-846-2.
- ^ São-Tomé e Príncipe recorda mais um 3 Fevereiro, o 65º aniversário do Massacre de 1953
- ^ 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.
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