Sumbe Explained

Sumbe
Other Name:	Novo Redondo
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Angola
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Angola
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Cuanza Sul
Area Land Km2:	4638
Elevation M:	0
Population As Of:	2014
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	279968
Population Density Km2:	5.5
Population Urban:	205832
Population Urban Footnotes:	^[2]
Coordinates:	-11.2053°N 13.8417°W
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	BSh
Module:	Embed: yes Qid: Q106880888 Yearbuilt: 1889 (first) ^[3] Yearlit: 1970s (current) Yeardeactivated: 1970s (first) Construction: masonry tower (current) Shape: cylindrical truncated tower with lantern (current) cylindrical post atop a 1-storey house (first) Marking: white and red horizontal band (current) black post (first) Height: 15m (49feet) (current) 7m (23feet) (first) Focalheight: 34m (112feet)

Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968.^[1]

Geography

Sumbe municipality stretches, North until the Queve river, West until the Balombo river, West limited by the Atlantic Ocean and East to the Conda Municipality.

Climate

The city has a dry tropical climate. The hottest temperatures are from January to April, and the coldest months are July and August.

Transportation

Air transportation is serviced by Angola Air Services, SAL, and Inter Transit.^[4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Angola

Notes and References

1. Web site: Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Sul . 3 May 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola . dmy .
2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de
3. 11 May 2017.
4. Web site: Welcome to Kwanza Sul. Welcome to Angola. 2022-08-22. 2021-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016030911/https://welcometoangola.co.ao/?it=province_more&co=344&tp=25&LG=2. live.