Huambo, formerly known as Nova Lisboa, is Angola's third-most populous city and the capital of Huambo Province, standing on a high plateau in the country's central highlands about 220 kilometers east of Benguela. Founded on August 8, 1912, it became a major stop on the Benguela Railway linking the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, suffered severe damage during Angola's 1975 to 2002 civil war, and has since entered a reconstruction phase, hosting the Jose Eduardo dos Santos University. Its population was 710,000 in the city proper and 836,293 in the wider municipality at the 2024 census.
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Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: New Lisbon), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 710,000 (2024) in the city and a population of 836,293 in the municipality of Huambo (Census 2024).
Infobox: Area
• Municipality: 2,711 km2 (1,047 sq mi)
Infobox: Founded
August 8, 1912; 114 years ago (1912-08-08)
Infobox: Elevation
1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
12°46′36″S 15°44′05″E / 12.77667°S 15.73472°E
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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