Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[4] The municipality had a population of 107,841 in 2014.[1]
Baía Farta | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Baía Farta Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 12°36′26″S 13°11′40″E / 12.60722°S 13.19444°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Benguela Province |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 107,841 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 45,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
| Baía Farta Lighthouse Ponta de São José | |
| Constructed | 1953  |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with light atop a service building |
| Markings | white and red horizontal band[3] |
| Operator | Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola |
| Focal height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl G 3s |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Cityopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
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