Correios de São Tomé e Príncipe
.jpg) Correios de São Tomé e Príncipe headquarters | |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Postal services |
| Founded | 1 January 1982 |
| Headquarters | Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, C.P. (P.O. Box) 173 São Tomé, São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe |
Key people | Lúcio Costa, postmaster |
| Products | Mail Services |
| Website | web |
Correios de São Tomé e Príncipe (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈʁɐjuʒ ðɨ sɐ̃w tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ], lit. 'Post of São Tomé e Príncipe') is a state-owned company[1] responsible for postal services in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is regulated by AGER (the General Regulation Authority (Autoridade Geral de Regulaçāo)[2]
Its buildings are at Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, the most famous street and arterial in the nation.
São Tomé and Príncipe are one of the countries without a postal code system.
Logo
[edit]Its logo are coloured red, white and blue. "Correios" is in red. It also has a red envelope with a blue enclosure on top.
History
[edit]After independence, formal postal services existed on the island as early as 1972.[3] São Tomé and Príncipe entered the Universal Postal Union in 1977.[4] and the company was created on 1 January 1982 to meet the resulting obligations related to postal services.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fonds monétaire international (1997). Sao Tome and Principe: Recent Economic Developments and Selected Issues. International Monetary Fund. pp. 103–. ISBN 9781451834970. GGKEY:1WYL36Q13GW.
- ^ Decree-law no. 14/2005 of 24 August 2005
- ^ "Jornal Transparência - Diário de São Tomé e Príncipe".
- ^ "Universal Postal Union - Sao Tome and Principe". www.upu.int. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06.