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Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Taipei |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.
Checheng is located on the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan, and is one of the southernmost townships in Taiwan. It is famous for the "Checheng Onion", which accounts for about 80% of Taiwan's total annual onion production, and attracts many tourists to its annual onion festival held in March-April. There is also the Houwan Coastal Wetland, a national wetland, and the historic Dominican Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Checheng Hot Spring (Sizhongxi Hot Spring) is one of the four most famous springs in Taiwan. The quality of the spring is alkaline carbonic acid, and the year-round water temperature is about 50-60 degrees Celsius. Geographically located between Mudan Township in the north, Hengchun Township in the south, and the Taiwan Strait in the west, it has rich marine ecological resources and humanistic and historical landscapes.