Lobito
Sign in to saveLobito is a municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
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Lobito is a coastal municipality in Angola's Benguela Province on the Atlantic Ocean, with a population of approximately 393,000 as of 2014. It matters as a significant population center in Angola's coastal region, positioned north of the Catumbela Estuary.
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- Locality
- Lobito
- Region
- Benguela
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 393,079
- Timezone
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Lobito is a municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
==History== thumb|left|Coat of arms of Lobito during the Portuguese Empire|Portuguese colonial period. The city was founded in 1843 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the municipality is 393,079 (2014) in an area of 3,648 km2. The municipality consists of the communes Canjala, Egipto Praia and Lobito.