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Lubango
Sign in to saveLubango, 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lubango
- Region
- Huíla
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 600,751
- Timezone
- Africa/Luanda
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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 sectionsContents
- 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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