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Available in 60 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-60" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">60 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بنغيلا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بنغيلا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بنقوئلا، آنقولا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بنقوئلا، آنقولا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4)" title="Бенгела (град) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бенгела (град)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela_(kapital_sa_lalawigan)" title="Benguela (kapital sa lalawigan) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Benguela (kapital sa lalawigan)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B1" title="Μπενγκέλα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπενγκέλα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بنگوئلا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بنگوئلا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%B5%EA%B2%94%EB%9D%BC" title="벵겔라 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="벵겔라" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A1_(%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%84)" title="Բենգելա (քաղաք) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բենգելա (քաղաք)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98)" title="ბენგელა (ქალაქი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბენგელა (ქალაქი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela_(Stad)" title="Benguela (Stad) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Benguela (Stad)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengela" title="Bengela – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bengela" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بنجيلا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بنجيلا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela_(stad)" title="Benguela (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Benguela (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%A9" title="ベンゲラ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ベンゲラ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela_(Steed)" title="Benguela (Steed) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Benguela (Steed)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بینگوئلا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بینگوئلا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" title="Бенгела (город) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бенгела (город)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Benguela" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela" title="Benguela – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Benguela</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities of Angola">Municipality</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div 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/></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beach_of_Coatinha_in_Benguela,_Angola_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Beach_of_Coatinha_in_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/280px-Beach_of_Coatinha_in_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Beach_of_Coatinha_in_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/420px-Beach_of_Coatinha_in_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Benguela"><img alt="Flag of Benguela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif/100px-Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif/150px-Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif/200px-Bandeira_da_Benguela.gif 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Angola_location_map.svg/250px-Angola_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Angola_location_map.svg/375px-Angola_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Angola_location_map.svg/500px-Angola_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="1388" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.681%;left:17.291%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Benguela"><img alt="Benguela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°33′S</span> <span class="longitude">13°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.550°S 13.417°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-12.550; 13.417</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Admin. division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Benguela_Province" title="Benguela Province">Benguela Province</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1617</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,332 km<sup>2</sup> (900 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">39 m (128 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2014 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-Censo2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Censo2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">561,775</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">692,202</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">240/km<sup>2</sup> (620/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Desert_climate#Hot_desert_climates" title="Desert climate">BWh</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benguela</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Portuguese pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[bẽˈɡɛlɐ]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Umbundu" title="Umbundu">Umbundu</a>: Luombaka) is a city in western <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>, capital of <a href="/wiki/Benguela_Province" title="Benguela Province">Benguela Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-b-lobito_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-lobito-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Censo2014_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Censo2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Benguela" title="Timeline of Benguela">Timeline of Benguela</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Portuguese_rule">Portuguese rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Portuguese rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Angola" title="Portuguese Angola">Portuguese Angola</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg/220px-Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg/330px-Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg/440px-Atlas_Van_der_Hagen_-_Reino_de_Benguela.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1306" data-file-height="1466" /></a><figcaption>17th century map of Benguela.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Banco_Nacional,_Benguela,_Angola_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Banco_Nacional%2C_Benguela%2C_Angola_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1764" data-file-height="1323" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_colonial_architecture" title="Portuguese colonial architecture">Portuguese colonial architecture</a> in the historic center of Benguela.</figcaption></figure> <p>Benguela was founded in 1617 as <i>São Felipe de Benguela</i> by the <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> under Manuel Cerveira Pereira, 8th <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_West_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese West Africa">Angola</a> (1604–1607).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b-lobito_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-lobito-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in <a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_Angola" title="Slavery in Angola">slaves</a> to <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>. Ships anchored about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) off the shore, in depths of 7 to 11 metres (23 to 36 ft) and <a href="/wiki/Lightering" title="Lightering">transferred loads to smaller boats</a> which used five or six <a href="/wiki/Jetty" title="Jetty">jetties</a> in the town. However, the nearby deep-water sheltered harbour of <a href="/wiki/Lobito" title="Lobito">Lobito</a> was a much larger port. </p><p>Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. António, the hospital, and the fortress, as of 1911 there were only a few stone-built houses.<sup id="cite_ref-eb1911_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eb1911-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A short way beyond Benguela is <a href="/wiki/Ba%C3%ADa_Farta" title="Baía Farta">Baía Farta</a>, where salt was manufactured and <a href="/wiki/Sulphur" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulphur">sulphur</a> was extracted. Close to <a href="/wiki/Baia_Farta" class="mw-redirect" title="Baia Farta">Baia Farta</a> was the beach of <a href="/wiki/Baia_Azul" class="mw-redirect" title="Baia Azul">Baia Azul</a>. The city prospered and grew in the following decades. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Benguela_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Benguela Railway">Benguela Railway</a> was built in the early 20th century by Portugal to connect the city and <a href="/wiki/Lobito" title="Lobito">Lobito</a> to the interior, and it achieved great success when linked to the <a href="/wiki/Copperbelt" title="Copperbelt">Copperbelt</a> of <a href="/wiki/Katanga_Province" title="Katanga Province">Katanga</a>, <a href="/wiki/DR_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="DR Congo">DR Congo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in the early 20th century, Benguela attracted, developed, and retained quality businesses and professionals into its growing economy. <a href="/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal">Sisal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_in_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing in Angola">fishing</a> industries expanded and the financial, construction and services market boomed until 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-independence">Post-independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1975, after the April 1974 <a href="/wiki/Carnation_Revolution" title="Carnation Revolution">Carnation Revolution</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, Portugal, the Portuguese <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Province_of_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas Province of Angola">Overseas Province of Angola</a> became independent. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho,_Benguela_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Pa%C3%A7os_do_Concelho%2C_Benguela_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2082" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption>Benguela City Hall.</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to the <a href="/wiki/Angolan_Civil_War" title="Angolan Civil War">Angolan Civil War</a> (1975–2002), which lasted more than 20 years after independence from Portugal, the important <a href="/wiki/Benguela_railway" title="Benguela railway">Benguela railway</a> line closed, with only the short distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) between Benguela and <a href="/wiki/Lobito" title="Lobito">Lobito</a> remaining operational. In 1983 Benguela had a population of 155,000. During the civil war the city of Benguela increased its population due to refugees from the countryside. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the mid-2000s, with a more peaceful environment, restoration of the railway between Benguela and <a href="/wiki/Huambo" title="Huambo">Huambo</a> commenced. </p><p>While the colonial part of the city consists of relatively good-quality houses, as of 2011 most of the refugees live in slum areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transports">Transports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city has an airport, the <a href="/wiki/Benguela_Airport" title="Benguela Airport">Benguela Airport</a>. The city is connected to the railway with the <a href="/wiki/Benguela_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Benguela Railway">Benguela Railway</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_(19151153514)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-Est%C3%A1dio_Nacional_de_Ombaka_%2819151153514%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="994" data-file-height="312" /></a><figcaption>Estádio Nacional de Ombaka.</figcaption></figure> <p>Benguela was one of the centres of Portuguese trade to the African interior. The city remains an important commercial link between western and eastern Angola. <a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">Coffee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal">sisal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sugarcane" title="Sugarcane">sugarcane</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco</a> are grown in the interior regions of Angola and widely traded in Benguela. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">Manganese</a> from the interior is also traded in Benguela. Industries local to the city include fish processing and the milling of sugarcane. The city also produces pottery, soap, and tools.<sup id="cite_ref-b-lobito_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-lobito-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Foreign trade is handled through the deep-water port of <a href="/wiki/Lobito" title="Lobito">Lobito</a>, which is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Benguela. Lobito, once the busiest port in Angola, was severely disrupted during the Angolan Civil War. The port has since revived and supports trade in the Benguela region.<sup id="cite_ref-b-lobito_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-lobito-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-2015_Museu_Nacional_de_Arqueologia_Benguela_Angola_19669386368_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="515" /></a><figcaption>Archaeological Museum.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Universidade Katyavala Bwila and Ruvandro Ferreira</i> was founded in 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cine.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Cine.JPG/170px-Cine.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Cine.JPG/255px-Cine.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Cine.JPG/340px-Cine.JPG 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="336" /></a><figcaption>Teatro Monumental.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among the <a href="/wiki/Places_of_worship" class="mw-redirect" title="Places of worship">places of worship</a>, they are predominantly <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> churches and temples : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Benguela" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela">Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela</a> (<a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola" title="Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola">Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches" title="World Communion of Reformed Churches">World Communion of Reformed Churches</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Angola" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola">Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches" title="World Communion of Reformed Churches">World Communion of Reformed Churches</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Angola" title="Baptist Convention of Angola">Baptist Convention of Angola</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baptist_World_Alliance" title="Baptist World Alliance">Baptist World Alliance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Church_of_the_Kingdom_of_God" title="Universal Church of the Kingdom of God">Universal Church of the Kingdom of God</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assemblies_of_God" title="Assemblies of God">Assemblies of God</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Ara%C3%BAjo_Kahn" title="Maria Araújo Kahn">Maria Araújo Kahn</a> (born 1963/1964), associate judge on the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Supreme_Court" title="Connecticut Supreme Court">Connecticut Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leila_Lopes" title="Leila Lopes">Leila Lopes</a> (born 1986), Miss Angola 2010 and <a href="/wiki/Miss_Universe_2011" title="Miss Universe 2011">Miss Universe 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matias_Dam%C3%A1sio" title="Matias Damásio">Matias Damásio</a> (born 1982), musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_S%C3%A1_Silva" title="Luís Sá Silva">Luís Sá Silva</a> (born 1990), racing driver</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benguela&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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