Official Name: | Monte Café |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Sao Tome |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on São Tomé Island |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | São Tomé and Príncipe |
Subdivision Type1: | Island |
Subdivision Name1: | São Tomé |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mé-Zóchi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 684 |
Timezone1: | WAT |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 0.3°N 6.64°W |
Elevation M: | 670 |
Monte Café (Portuguese for "coffee mountain") is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 684 (2012 census).[1] It lies 4.5 km west of Trindade. Situated in a mountainous terrain at 670 m elevation, very suitable for the cultivation of coffee, it is the site of one of the oldest plantations of São Tomé, established in 1858.[2]