Catumbela Explained
| Catumbela |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and city |
| Pushpin Map: | Angola |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Angola |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Angola |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Benguela Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Filomena Pascoal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 801 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 175805 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Urban: | 95034 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | -12.4339°N 13.5433°W |
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]
See also
Notes and References
- 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 .
- https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de
- Web site: Governante defende reabilitação do Forte de São Pedro. Agência Angola Press. 9 June 2015. 8 September 2010. pt. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111739/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2010/8/36/Governante-defende-reabilitacao-Forte-Sao-Pedro,2aab94f6-22e7-45e2-bd43-fdf7d4481ccd.html. dead.
- Web site: Governador aponta importância da ascensão da comuna da Catumbela a município. Agência Angola Press. 9 June 2015. 25 October 2011. pt. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130459/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/economia/2011/9/43/Governador-aponta-importancia-ascensao-comuna-Catumbela-municipio,54fad1ab-3cf2-4521-b2c5-a8fa106ae091.html. dead.
- Web site: Município da Catumbela ganha nova escola primária. Agência Angola Press. 9 June 2015. 13 December 2012. pt. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111942/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/educacao/2012/11/50/Municipio-Catumbela-ganha-nova-escola-primaria,2f219a27-0227-480e-ad88-6312c1b6fdfa.html. dead.
- Web site: Angola’s Catumbela airport an alternative to Luanda. Macauhub. 9 June 2015. 28 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104202957/http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/08/28/angola%E2%80%99s-catumbela-airport-an-alternative-to-luanda/#. 2015-01-04. dead.
