Roças of Sao Tome and Principe
Also known as The Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced Migration
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1750
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Roças of Sao Tome and Principe is about 170 km north-east of São Tomé.
Nearest towns and cities
- São Tomé · about 88,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
- Bata · about 173,000 peopleabout 260 km east
- Libreville · about 578,000 peopleabout 270 km south-east
- Malabo · about 156,000 peopleabout 270 km north-east
- Port-Gentil · about 117,000 peopleabout 310 km south-east
- Kribi · about 55,000 peopleabout 310 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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