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Sumbe

Middle Africa

Sumbe, formerly known as Novo Redondo, is a city in west central Angola and the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. It had a 2014 census population of 279,968, with 205,832 living in the urban area, across a municipality that stretches from the Queve River to the Balombo River and the Atlantic coast. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
279,968 1
Area (sq km)
4638 1
Founding Year
1889 1
Population Estimate Year
2014 1
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
11.2052 degrees south 1
Longitude
13.8417 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Sumbe (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 279,968 (2014)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -11.2052, longitude 13.8417
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 0 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4638.0 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 279968 (2014)
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2. GeoNames: Sumbe - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3346015
    -11.20605 13.84371 P PPLA AO 06 205832 10 Africa/Luanda
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 10 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -11.25, 13.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -11.25, 13.75
-11.25 13.75 BSh
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Sumbe (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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