Africa by Élisée Reclus/Volume 3/Statistical Tables

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Chapter 11

Africa by Élisée Reclus/Volume 3 (1892)
by Élisée Reclus, translated by A. H. Keane

Statistical Tables

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Élisée Reclus3923196Africa by Élisée Reclus/Volume 3 — Statistical Tables1892A. H. Keane

STATISTICAL TABLES.

THE AZORES.

Area, 955 square miles; population (1881), 270,000. Trade of Ponta-Delgada (1883), £140,000. Shipping, 166,000 tons. Shipping of Horta (1882), 142,000 tons.

Districts.		Islands.	Population (1881).
Ponta-Delgada	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Sta. Maria	6,000
Ponta-Delgada		San-Miguel	125,670
Angra	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Terceira	443,400
		Graciosa	13,300
		San-Jorge	16,630
Horta	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Fayal	24,000
		Pico	29,000
		Flores	9,000
		Corvo	1,500

Chief towns: Ponta-Delgada, population 17,000; Ribeira-Grande, 11,800; Alagoa, 10,750 ; Angra, 11,000 ; Horta, 7,570.

MADEIRA.

Area, 325 square miles; population (1882), 134,000. Wine exported (1884), 353,000 gallons; value, £132,000. Trade of Funchal (1885), £420,000; shipping, 748,000 tons; population, 19,750.

THE CANARIES.

Area, 2,850 square miles; population (1883), 301,000. Yield of cochineal (1871), 4,970,000 lbs. Mean annual value of the exchanges, £3,747,000.

Islands. Population (1877). Chief Towns. Population.

Lancerote 17,500 Arrecife 2,700

Fuerteventura 11,590 Puerto de Cabras 520

Grand Canaria 90,000

Las Palmas 17,800 Telde 9,200 Arucas 8,000 Santa-Cruz 16,600

Tenerife 105,000 Laguna 11'000 Orotava 8'200

Gomera, 12, San-Sebastian 1,8000

Palma 12,000 Santa-Cruz 6,600 Los Llanos 6,000 Valverde 54,00

CAPE VERD ISLANDS.

Area, 1,450 square miles; population (1886), 105,000. Exports (1886), £66,000; imports £177,000. Shipping of St. Vincent (1880), 1,560,000 tons. Shipping of Praia (1880), 140.000 tons.

Islands Area. Population Chief Towns.

SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS.

Tristam, area 20,000 acres; pop. (1886), 112. St. Helena, area 47 square miles; pop. (1883), 5,000; imports (1885), £100,000; exports 12,000. Ascension, area 35 square miles; pop. (1881), 200. Annobon, area 7 square miles; pop. 3,000. S. Thomé, area 370 square miles; pop. (1878), 18,000. Prince's Ísland, area 60 square miles; pop. 2,500. Fernando Po, area 830 square miles; pop. 30,000 (?).

SENEGAMBIA.

Area, 280,000 square miles; population, 2,594,000. Basin of the Senegal, 176,000 square miles. Trade of Gorée and St. Louis (1883), £1,900,600. Shipping of Gorée and St. Louis (1883), 260,000 tons.

Chief towns of French Senegal: St. Louis, 19,000; Dagana, 5,000; Rufisque, 4,200; Dakur, 2,000; Gorée, 1,960 ; Bakel, 1,250.

GAMBIA.

Area of the basin, 20,000 square miles; of European possessions, 70 square miles. Population of the British possessions, 14,650. Imports (1884), £200,000; exports £198,000; shipping 151,000 tons.

CASAMANZA.

Area, 6,000 square miles; population, 100,000; exports (1883), £60,000.

PORTUGUESE SENEGAMBIA.

Area, 17,000 square miles; population, 150,000. Chief towns: Bolama, population 3,700; Castreo, 1,880.

SOUTH SENEGAMBIA.

Area, 24,000 square miles; population, 200,000. Total value of exchanges (1883), £400,000.

SIERRA-LEONE.

Area, 28,000 square miles; population (1881), 1,000,000.

Area of British territory, 1,160 square miles; population, 60,500, of whom 40,000 Protestants, 16,000 Pagans, and 5,000 Mohammedans. Schools (1880), 82; attendance, 8,540. Exports (1885), £300,000.

LIBERIA.

Area, 60,000 square miles; population, 1,050,000. Exports (1883), £200,000; imports, £150,000 shipping, 260,420 tons. Chief towns: Monrovia, 3,500; Buchanan, 5,000; Harper, 3,000; Baporo, 3,000; Ziga Porah Zue, 5,000; Fessabue, 6,000; Bokkasah, 7,000; Musardu, 7,500; Billelah Kaifal, 6,000. Revenue (1883), £38,000; expenditure, £34,000; debt, £316,000.

GOLD COAST.

Area of British possessions (Gold Coast), 17,000 square miles; population, 408,000. Exports (1882), £667,000; imports, £527,000. Revenue (1884), £126,000; expenditure, £53,000. Provinces: Amanatua, Wassaw, Ahanta, Elmina, Assin-Dankira, Tafol, Fanti, Akini, Accra, Adangme, Akwapem, Krobo, Awuna. Chief towns: Axim (3,500), Dixcove (1,000). Elnina (3,000), Shamai (3,900), Cape-Coast (10,700), Anamaboe (4,200), Accra (10,000), Christiansborg (6,000), Ada (3,000), Aki'opong (3,500), Aburi (6,000), Odumassi (5,000).

SLAVE COAST.

Area, 60.000 square miles; population, 3,135,000.

German territory (Togo): area, 500 square miles; population, 40,000. Trade of Togo (1884), £73,000. Trade of Little-Popo (1884), £146,000. Trade of Great-Popo (1884), £84,000.

French territory (Porto-Novo): area, 760 square miles; population, 150,000. Trade of Porto-Novo (1884), £361,000.

British territory (Lagos): area, 1,070 square miles; population, 87,000. Trade of Lagos (1884), £1,210,000. Shipping: 681 vessels of 353,000 tons. Receipts (1884), £58,000; expenditure £44,700.

Chief towns: Adangbé (7,000), Porto-Novo (30,000), Ajuda (20,000), Abomey (10,000), Lagos (65,000), Badagry (10,000), Ibadan (100,000), Ogbomosho (60,000).

HAUSSA, NUPE, YORUBA AND BENUE BASIN.

Chief towns: Kano (35,000), Gerki (15,000), Tessawa (12,000), Gassawa (10,000), Katsena (7,500), Wurno (15,000), Bida (90,000), Ilorin (70,000), Saraki (40,000), Egga (25,000), Egobbi (14,000), Gurin (12,000), Yola (12,000), Yakoba (50,000), Duku (15,000), Akum (10,000), Keffi Abd es-Sega (30,000), Lokoja (3,000), Idda (10,000), Witcha (16,500), Ebo (8,000), Bonny (5,000), Creek Town or Old Calabar (6,000).

TSAD BASIN.

Wadai, area 178,000 square miles; pop. 2,600,000 (?). Kanem, area 32,000 square miles; pop. 150,000 (r). Bornu, area 56,000 square miles; pop. 5,000,000 (?). Baghirmi, area 60,000 square miles; pop. 1,000,000 (?).

Chief towns: Kuka (60,000), Ngomu (20,000), Gujba (20,000), Mashena (12,000), Khadeja (12,000), Gummel (12,000), Sinder (10,000), Kawa (10,000), Doloo (30,000), Dikoa (15,000), Karnak-Logon (15,000), Masseña (20,000).

CAMEROONS.

Area of German territory, 11,000 square miles; population, 480,000 (?). Exports (1884), £755,000; shipping 138,480 tons.

GABOON AND OGOWAY BASINS.

Area of Spanish territory, 96,000 square miles; population, 30,000 (?)

Area of French territory, 250,000 square miles; population, 2,000,000 (?) Exports of the Gaboon (1884), £180,000; imports, £160,000; shipping, 100,000 tons.

CONGO FREE STATE.

Area, 1,056,000 square miles; population, 27,000,000 (?) of whom 254 whites. Expenditure, £70,000; army, 2,000 natives; ivory exported (1879 to 1884), £600,000.