Batepá

Batepá 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]

Batepá
Village
Batepá
Location on São Tomé Island
Coordinates: 0°18′06″N 6°40′07″E
CountrySão Tomé and Príncipe
IslandSão Tomé
DistrictMé-Zóchi
Population
 (2012)
 • Total775
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Population history
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[4] 113—    
2008[4] 129+14.2%
2012[1] 775+500.8%

References
  1. 2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. 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.
  3. São-Tomé e Príncipe recorda mais um 3 Fevereiro, o 65º aniversário do Massacre de 1953
  4. "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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