Huambo (Angola
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Name (Hebrew)
הואמבו (אנגולה : פרובינציה)
Name (Latin)
Huambo (Angola : Province)
Other forms of name
nne Huambo Province (Angola)
Provincia do Huambo (Angola)
Distrito do Huambo (Angola)
Coordinates
15.73333333 15.73333333 -12.76666667 -12.76666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Angola
Biographical or Historical Data
12⁰0ʹ30S, 15⁰0ʹ40E
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- BGN, 12/17/82(Huambo, Província do; formerly: Distrito do Huambo)
- GEOnet, Mar. 22, 2004(Huambo [short form], Província do--ADM1, 12°30ʹS 15°40ʹE, variants: Huambo Province, Huambo, Distrito do; AO08; PPLs of the same name also listed)
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 12, 2014(12°30ʹS, 15°40ʹE)
- Reconhecimento de terras para instalação de desmobilizados ... 1992:t.p. (Província do Huambo)
- Réfega, A. A. G. Os solos do Huambo, 1968.
- Refega, A. A. G. Os solos do Huambo, 1968.
- BGN, 12/17/82(Huambo, Provincia do; formerly: Distrito do Huambo)
- Reconhecimento de terras para instalacao de desmobilizados ... 1992:t.p. (Provincia do Huambo)
- GEOnet, Mar. 22, 2004(Huambo [short form], Provincia do--ADM1, 12⁰0ʹ30S 15⁰0ʹ40E, variants: Huambo Province, Huambo, Distrito do; AO08; PPLs of the same name also listed)
Wikipedia description:
Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: New Lisbon), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 710,000 (2024) in the city and a population of 836,293 in the municipality of Huambo (Census 2024). The city is the capital of the province of Huambo and is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) (the Benguela Railway), which runs from the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southernmost province, Katanga. Huambo is served by the Albano Machado Airport (formerly Nova Lisboa Airport).
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