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Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 890,384 in 2024. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola after the capital city Luanda.

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Lubango is a city in Angola that serves as the capital of Huíla Province. Established in 1885, the settlement covers an area of 3,147 square kilometers. Its official language is Portuguese, and it operates within the UTC+01:00 time zone. The city is situated at an elevation of 1,718 meters above sea level.

The population of Lubango is recorded as 903,564. It is located in the administrative territorial entity of Huíla Province. The local dialing code for the city is 612.

Synthesized by Vinony from 49 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
Lubango
Region
Huíla
Country
Angola
Population
600,751
Timezone
Africa/Luanda

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

52US AQIModerate
PM2.5
11.1 µg/m³
PM10
19.2 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 01:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lubango
Settlement.other_name
Sá da Bandeira
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Angola
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Angola
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Angola
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Huíla
Settlement.area_total_km2
1,486
Settlement.population_as_of
2024 Census
Settlement.population_total
890,384
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

Understand

Lubango has one of the coolest climates in Angola, due to its southerly position and high altitude, above 1700 m.

Go next

Head west to the coastal city of Namibe

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~5 min read

Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Portuguese rule
  • Post independence
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Education and science
  • Climate
  • Notable citizens
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 890,384 in 2024. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola after the capital city Luanda.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lubango” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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