Terreiro Velho Explained

Official Name:Terreiro Velho
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Principe
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on Príncipe Island
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:São Tomé and Príncipe
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Region
Subdivision Name1:Príncipe
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:152
Timezone1:WAT
Utc Offset1:+1
Coordinates:1.6115°N 7.4227°W

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ine.st/phocadownload/userupload/Documentos/DADOS%20LOCALIDADE%20PROJE%C3%87%C3%95ES/Publica%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20dos%20Resultados%20sobre%20Localidades%20-%20IV%20RGPH%202012.pdf 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe
  2. Web site: Paolini. Davide. Il cioccolato di Corallo. The Chocolate from Corallo. Gastronauta. it. 21 March 2016. 28 April 2017.