Catumbela (Angola)

Catumbela
	Catumbela
	Catumbela
Coordinates	12 ° 26 ' S , 13 ° 32' E Coordinates: 12 ° 26 ' S , 13 ° 32' E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Benguela
Município	Catumbela
ISO 3166-2	AO-BGU
Comuna	Catumbela
Residents	200,000 (2011)
politics
mayor	Filomena Pascoal

Catumbela is a city in Angola . It is located between the port city of Lobito and the provincial capital Benguela on the Rio Catumbela , whose name it bears. The city is about 10 km from Lobito and 20 km from Benguela.

history

The Forte de São Pedro fortress, which was probably built at the end of the 18th century, enabled the Portuguese colonial administration to assert itself permanently in the wider Benguela region. The partially poorly preserved building is now being restored and is to house a historical museum.

Catumbela was a community (Comuna) in Lobito County before it became the seat of its own county on October 5, 2011.

administration

Catumbela is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Benguela . Over 200,000 people live in the district (2011 estimate).

The following municipalities (Comunas) are in the Catumbela district:

education

In Catumbela there is an administrative college ( Instituto Politécnico da Administração de Gestão ), a training center for civil engineering ( Centro de Formação da Construção Civil ) and, since 2012, a university for mechanical engineering ( Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica ). In addition, the district has 26 primary and secondary schools.

Catumbela train station; Portuguese pavement can be seen in the middle of the forecourt

traffic

Catumbela is on the railway line of the historic Benguela Railway .

The international airport Catumbela , which offers an alternative to the city airport Luanda and which is operated by the Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea (ENANA), has existed since August 27, 2012 . The runway is 3,500 meters long. It was built by the Brazilian Odebrecht for US $ 250 million. 2.2 million passengers are expected annually. Flights to Namibia and Portugal are planned .

sons and daughters of the town

Joaquim Santana (1936-1989), Portuguese football player

Web links

Commons : Catumbela - collection of images, videos and audio files

Photos by Catumbela

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Article of October 25, 2011 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 18, 2014
^ Article of September 8, 2010 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on April 18, 2014
↑ Article of December 13, 2012 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on April 18, 2014
↑ Article from August 28, 2012 ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.macauhub.com.mo, accessed April 18, 2014 @1@ 2

[Artikel-1] Article of October 25, 2011 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 18, 2014

[2] Article of September 8, 2010 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on April 18, 2014

[3] Article of December 13, 2012 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on April 18, 2014

[4] Article from August 28, 2012 ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.macauhub.com.mo, accessed April 18, 2014 @1@ 2