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Coordinates: 12°26′2.1″S 13°32′35.7″E / 12.433917°S 13.543250°E

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Catumbela
Municipality and city
Catumbela railway station
Catumbela Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°26′2.1″S 13°32′35.7″E / 12.433917°S 13.543250°E / -12.433917; 13.543250
Country	Angola
Province	Benguela Province
Government
• Mayor	Filomena Pascoal
Area
• Municipality and city	801 km² (309 sq mi)
Population (2014 Census)^[1]
• Municipality and city	175,805
• Density	220/km² (570/sq mi)
• Urban ^[2]	95,034
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Catumbela is a city and municipality of the Benguela province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 175,805 in 2014.^[1]

History

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Portuguese built Forte de São Pedro to establish themselves in Benguela. Today, the fort is in a dilapidated condition, but plans are being made to restore it and turn it into a museum.^[3]

Catumbela was a commune in the municipality of Lobito until 2011, when it became a municipality in its own right.^[4]^[5]

Transport

Catumbela is served by a station on the national railway network as well as Catumbela Airport.^[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catumbela.

^ ^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.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
^ "Governante defende reabilitação do Forte de São Pedro". Agência Angola Press (in Portuguese). 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Governador aponta importância da ascensão da comuna da Catumbela a município". Agência Angola Press (in Portuguese). 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Município da Catumbela ganha nova escola primária". Agência Angola Press (in Portuguese). 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Angola's Catumbela airport an alternative to Luanda". Macauhub. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

v t e Municipalities of Angola
Bengo Province	Ambriz Bula Atumba Dande Dembos Nambuangongo Pango Aluquém
Benguela Province	Baía Farta Balombo Benguela Bocoio Caimbambo Catumbela Chongorói Cubal Ganda Lobito
Bié Province	Andulo Cunhinga Chinguar Chitembo Catabola Camacupa Cuemba Cuíto Nharea
Cabinda Province	Belize Buco-Zau Cabinda Cacongo
Cuando Cubango Province	Calai Cuito Cuanavale Cuangar Cuchi Dirico Longa Mavinga Menongue Nancova Rivungo
Cuanza Norte Province	Ambaca Banga Bolongongo Cazengo Cambambe Golungo Alto Lucala Ngonguembo Quiculungo Samba Cajú
Cuanza Sul Province	Amboim Cassongue Cela Waku-Kungo Conda Ebo Libolo Mussende Porto Amboim Quibala Quilenda Seles Sumbe
Cunene Province	Cahama Cuanhama Curoca Cuvelai Namacunde Ombadja
Huambo Province	Bailundo Caála Ecunha Huambo Cachiungo Londuimbali Longonjo Mungo Chicala-Choloanga Chinjenje Ucuma
Huíla Province	Caconda Cacula Caluquembe Chibia Chicomba Chipindo Gambos Humpata Jamba Kuvango Lubango Matala Quilengues Quipungo
Luanda Province	Belas Cacuaco Cazenga Ícolo e Bengo Luanda Quiçama Viana
Lunda Norte Province	Capenda-Camulemba Caumbo Caungula Chitato Cuango Cuilo Lubalo Lucapa Xá-Muteba
Lunda Sul Province	Cacolo Dala Muconda Saurimo
Malanje Province	Cacuso Calandula Cambundi-Catembo Caombo Cunda-Dia-Baze Kiwaba Nzoji Luquembo Malanje Marimba Massango Mucari Quela Quirima
Moxico Province	Alto Zambeze Bundas Camanongue Léua Luacano Luau Luchazes Luena Lumeje Moxico
Namibe Province	Bibala Camacuio Moçâmedes Tômbua Virei
Uíge Province	Alto Cauale Ambuila Bembe Buengas Bungo Damba Milunga (formerly Macocola) Mucaba Negage Puri Quimbele Quitexe Sanza Pombo Songo Uíge Zombo
Zaire Province	Cuimba M'banza-Kongo Noqui N'zeto Soyo Tomboco

v t e Benguela Province
Capital: Benguela
Benguela	Zona A Zona B Zona C Zona D Zona E Zona F
Baía Farta	Dombe Grande Equimina Kalohanga
Balombo	Balombo Chindumbo Chingonjo Maka-Mombolo
Bocoio	Chila Cubal-do-Lumbo Monte Belo Passe
Caimbambo	Canhamela Catengue Cayave Wiyangombe
Catumbela	Catumbela Biópio Gama Praia Bebé
Chongorói	Bolonguera Camuine
Cubal	Cubal Capupa Tumbulo Yambala
Ganda	Ganda Babaera Casseque Chikuma Ebanga
Lobito	Lobito Canjala Egipto-Praia

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