Terreiro Velho
Terreiro Velho | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
Location on Príncipe Island | |
| Coordinates: 1°36′41″N 7°25′22″E / 1.6115°N 7.4227°E | |
| Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Autonomous Region | Príncipe |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 152 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Terreiro Velho is a village in the southeastern part of Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 152 (2012 census). 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.