Bocoio Explained

-12.45°N 23°W

Bocoio
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Angola
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Angola
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Angola
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Benguela Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:5556
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:164685
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban Footnotes:[2]
Population Urban:35000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-12.45°N 23°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[3] Its administrative capital is Tchissandji. The municipality had a population of 164,685 in 2014.[4]

It is located in the northeast side of the province, 106 km from the capital city, 75 km west of the railway city of Lobito and 75 km east of the municipality of Balombo.

The town used to be called Vila Sousa Lara during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr. Fernando, the first chefe do posto (town council chief) to be appointed.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela . 3 May 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola . dmy . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101044502/https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Populacao_Sociedade/PUBLICACAO_BENGUELA__2016.pdf . dead .
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  3. Web site: City councils of Angola. Statoids. April 7, 2009.
  4. Web site: Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela . 3 May 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola . dmy . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101044502/https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Populacao_Sociedade/PUBLICACAO_BENGUELA__2016.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Conheça por Imagens a Vila do Bocoio na Província de Benguela . ANGOP.com . 28 Apr 2013 . 21 Mar 2016 . pt . 2 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180602160217/http://www.angolabelazebelo.com/2013/04/conheca-por-imagens-a-vila-do-bocoio-na-provincia-de-benguela/ . dead .