Sumbe
Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sumbe
- Region
- Cuanza Sul
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 205,832
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
The name "Sumbe" derives from the Kimbundu word "cussumba", which in Portuguese means "to buy". The place where the city of Sumbe is located has always been a place of commercial exchange between the peoples of the interior and the coast: salt and fish, as well as the fabrics brought by the Europeans, served for a long time to feed this commercial circuit, which also involved the sale of black slaves.
The economy of the area is essentially based on fishing, maritime and river activities (mainly in the Quicombo district), and small-scale farming, especially corn, potatoes and horticulture, as well as cattle and goat farming.
Quicombo Bay and the beaches that border it are a source of tourist income.
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Article · Italiano
Sumbe è una città dell'Angola, capoluogo della provincia di Cuanza Sud, con una popolazione di circa 50.458 abitanti. Amministrativamente è uno dei 36 comuni (comunas) della provincia. Fino al 1975 la città si chiamava Novo Redondo.
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