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Benguela Province is a region located in Angola, a country on the southwestern coast of Africa. It is significant as one of Angola's major provinces and plays an important role in the country's economy and geography.
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- Instance of
- province of Angola
- Country
- Angola
- Located in
- Angola
- Contains
- Catumbela
- Capital
- Benguela
- Population
- 2597638
- Area
- 39826.0
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Shares border with
- Namibe Province
- Image
- Baia azul Benguela.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Benguela Province
- Commons category
- Benguela Province
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Benguela Province
- language used
- Umbundu
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- native label
- Benguela
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Encyclopedic overview
Benguela (Umbundu: Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of 39,826 square kilometres (15,377 sq mi) and its capital is Benguela. According to the 2014 census, there were 2,231,385 inhabitants in the province. The current governor of Benguela is Isaac dos Anjos.
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