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Benguela
Municipality
Flag of Benguela
Benguela is located in Angola
Benguela
Benguela
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°33′S 13°25′E / 12.550°S 13.417°E / -12.550; 13.417
CountryAngola
Admin. divisionBenguela Province
Founded1617
Area
 • Total2,332 km2 (900 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total561,775
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
692,202
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
ClimateBWh

Benguela (Portuguese pronunciation: [bẽˈɡɛlɐ]; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province.[3] Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Benguela (Municipality, Angola) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference b-lobito was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Benguela

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Benguela railway

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The Benguela Railway (Portuguese: Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB)) is a Cape gauge railway line that runs through Angola from west to east, being the...

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Benguela Airport

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Benguela Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Benguela - 17 de Setembro) (IATA: BUG, ICAO: FNBG) is an airport serving Benguela, the capital city of Benguela...

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Benguela Province

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Benguela (Umbundu: Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces...

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Sporting Clube de Benguela

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Sporting Clube de Benguela or simply Sporting de Benguela, is an Angolan sports club from the city of Benguela. The club was founded on 16 November 1915...

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Clube Nacional de Benguela

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Nacional de Benguela, founded on June 24, 1920, as Sports Clube Portugal de Benguela or simply Portugal de Benguela, is a sports club from Benguela, Angola...

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Tereza de Benguela

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Tereza de Benguela (Benguela, c. 1700 - Captaincy of Mato Grosso, 1770) was a quilombola leader who lived in the state of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, during...

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Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone

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seamounts: 59  Southern Benguela canyon: 59  Southern Benguela carbonate mound: 59  Southern Benguela dissipative sandy coast: 59  Southern Benguela dissipative-intermediate...

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Angola

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in 1575 with a hundred families of settlers and four hundred soldiers. Benguela was fortified in 1587 and became a township in 1617. An authoritarian state...

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Compliant tower

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installation of Exxon's Lena oil platform. On April 15, 2005 the Base Tower of Benguela Belize was launched from the barge H-851. The Base Tower makes up the first...

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Benguela Current Commission

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The Benguela Current Commission, or BCC, is a multi-sectoral inter-governmental, initiative of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It promotes the sustainable...

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White Angolans

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in southern parts of Angola, with Germans concentrated in Moçamedes and Benguela and Afrikaners concentrated in Huíla Province. Most Afrikaners and Germans...

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Umbundu

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and the coastal region west of these highlands, including the cities of Benguela and Lobito. Because of recent internal migration, there are now also large...

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Colonial history of Angola

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settlers and 400 soldiers. Benguela was founded as a fort in 1587. Luanda was granted the status of city in 1605. In 1617, Benguela developed into a town....

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Lobito Atlantic Railway

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Atlantic Railway (LAR) is a joint venture, operating trains along the Benguela railway corridor. The railway runs from Lobito, on Angola's Atlantic coast...

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Ovimbundu

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bridgehead in Benguela, in the 16th century. Several of the small "kingdoms" saw their advantage in organising an intense caravan trade between Benguela and peoples...

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Hemidactylus benguellensis

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The Benguela house gecko (Hemidactylus benguellensis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Angola and Namibia. Hemidactylus benguellensis at the Reptarium...

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2010 Africa Cup of Nations

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da Graça, Benguela Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) 12 January 2010 19:30 Complexo da Sr. da Graça, Benguela Attendance:...

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Geography of Angola

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northwardflowing Benguela Current substantially reduces precipitation along the coast, making the region relatively arid or nearly so south of Benguela (where it...

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Timeline of Benguela

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following is a timeline of the history of the city of Benguela, Angola. 1617 - Forte de São Filipe de Benguela [pt] founded in Portuguese Angola, under colonial...

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