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Available in 54 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-54" 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">54 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/Namibe-provinsie" title="Namibe-provinsie – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Namibe-provinsie" 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/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A" title="مقاطعة ناميبي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة ناميبي" 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/Provincia_de_Namibe" title="Provincia de Namibe – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Provincia de Namibe" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_S%C3%A9ng" title="Namibe Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Namibe Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%B1%D1%8D_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Намібэ (правінцыя) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Намібэ (правінцыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%B5_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Намібе (правінцыя) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Намібе (правінцыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B5" title="Намибе – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Намибе" 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/Namibe_(provi%C3%B1s)" title="Namibe (proviñs) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Namibe (proviñs)" 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/Prov%C3%ADncia_de_Namibe" title="Província de Namibe – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Província de Namibe" 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/Namibe_Province" title="Namibe Province – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Namibe Province" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_(provins)" title="Namibe (provins) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Namibe (provins)" 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/Provinz_Namibe" title="Provinz Namibe – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Provinz Namibe" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_provints" title="Namibe provints – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Namibe provints" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%9D%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B5" title="Επαρχία Ναμίμπε – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Επαρχία Ναμίμπε" 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/Provincia_de_Namibe" title="Provincia de Namibe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Namibe" 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/Provinco_Namibe" title="Provinco Namibe – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Provinco Namibe" 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/Namibe_(probintzia)" title="Namibe (probintzia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Namibe (probintzia)" 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%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87" title="استان نامیبه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان نامیبه" 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/Namibe_(province)" title="Namibe (province) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Namibe (province)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%B8%8C%EC%A3%BC" title="나미브주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="나미브주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="नेमिबे प्रांत – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नेमिबे प्रांत" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Namibe" title="Provinsi Namibe – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Namibe" 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-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B5" title="Намибе – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Намибе" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_Province" title="Namibe Province – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Namibe Province" 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/Provincia_di_Namibe" title="Provincia di Namibe – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Namibe" 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%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ნამიბეს პროვინცია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნამიბეს პროვინცია" 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/Namibe_(mkoa)" title="Namibe (mkoa) – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Namibe (mkoa)" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngolaNamibeWinka" title="AngolaNamibeWinka – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="AngolaNamibeWinka" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ABnz_Namibe" title="Provënz Namibe – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Provënz Namibe" 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/Namibo_provincija" title="Namibo provincija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Namibo provincija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_(faritany)" title="Namibe (faritany) – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Namibe (faritany)" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibe_(provincie)" title="Namibe (provincie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Namibe (provincie)" 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%8A%E3%83%9F%E3%83%99%E5%B7%9E" title="ナミベ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ナミベ州" 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/Namibe_(Prowins)" title="Namibe (Prowins) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Namibe (Prowins)" 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/Namibe_(provins)" title="Namibe (provins) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Namibe (provins)" 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-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%92_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%81" title="نامیبے صوبہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="نامیبے صوبہ" 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/Namibe_(prowincja)" title="Namibe (prowincja) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Namibe (prowincja)" 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/Namibe" title="Namibe – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Namibe" 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/Provincia_Namibe" title="Provincia Namibe – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Provincia Namibe" 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%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B5" title="Намибе – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Намибе" 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/Namibe_Province" title="Namibe Province – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Namibe Province" 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-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B5_(%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Намибе (покрајина) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Намибе (покрајина)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" 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.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">Namibe</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Angola" title="Provinces of Angola">Province</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve,_Angola.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Olive trees in Namibe Province"><img alt="Olive trees in Namibe Province" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG/250px-Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG/375px-Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG/500px-Olive_trees_in_Namibe_provincve%2C_Angola.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Olive trees in Namibe Province</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Namibe_in_Angola.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Namibe, province of Angola"><img alt="Namibe, province of Angola" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Namibe_in_Angola.svg/250px-Namibe_in_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Namibe_in_Angola.svg/375px-Namibe_in_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Namibe_in_Angola.svg/500px-Namibe_in_Angola.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="1388" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Namibe, province of Angola</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mo%C3%A7%C3%A2medes,_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Moçâmedes, Angola">Moçâmedes</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Carlos da Rocha Cruz</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector</th><td class="infobox-data">Josefa Joana Rebeca Cangombe</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures</th><td class="infobox-data">José Tchindongo António</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">57,091 km<sup>2</sup> (22,043 sq mi)</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">495,326</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">8.7/km<sup>2</sup> (22/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">AO-NAM</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2018)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.572<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_provinces_of_Angola_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of provinces of Angola by Human Development Index">4th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.namibe.gov.ao">www<wbr />.namibe<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ao</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Namibe Province</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Angola" title="Provinces of Angola">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>. Under <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Angola" title="Portuguese Angola">Portuguese rule</a> it was the <b>Moçâmedes District</b>. It has an area of 57,091 km<sup>2</sup> and had a 2014 census population of 495,326.<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> The port and city of <a href="/wiki/Namibe" class="mw-redirect" title="Namibe">Moçâmedes</a> is the capital of the province with a population of 250,000 in 2014. <a href="/wiki/Iona_National_Park" title="Iona National Park">Iona National Park</a> lies within the province. </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=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From its foundation by the Portuguese in 1840 and until 1985, the area was known as Moçâmedes (also spelled "Mossâmedes").<sup id="cite_ref-Silva2003_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silva2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current name of the province is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Namib_Desert" class="mw-redirect" title="Namib Desert">Namib Desert</a>, lying predominantly in Namibia; the northernmost part, however, extended into the province of Namibe. Extensive flooding in the province occurred on April 5, 2001, with the <a href="/wiki/Bero_River" title="Bero River">Bero</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Giraul_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Giraul River (page does not exist)">Giraul River</a> severely affecting roads and people in Namibe, <a href="/wiki/Huila_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Huila Province">Huila</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benguela_Province" title="Benguela Province">Benguela</a> provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-Magazines2001_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magazines2001-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reported 20 people in Namibe Province lost their lives during the flood.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_wildlife">Geography and wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography and wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg/220px-Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg/330px-Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg/440px-Serra_da_Leba-Road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Serra da Leba Road</figcaption></figure> <p>Namibe Province covers an area of 57,091 km<sup>2</sup>, much of which is desert. The capital of the province is the city of <a href="/wiki/Namibe" class="mw-redirect" title="Namibe">Moçâmedes</a>, with the second city being <a href="/wiki/T%C3%B4mbua" title="Tômbua">Tômbua</a> or Tómbwa (formerly Porto Alexandre). In the Namib Desert can be seen the rare <i><a href="/wiki/Welwitschia_mirabilis" class="mw-redirect" title="Welwitschia mirabilis">Welwitschia mirabilis</a></i>, "a strange plant with a giant root", and also the <a href="/wiki/Iona_National_Park" title="Iona National Park">Iona National Park</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> <a href="/wiki/Lake_Arco" title="Lake Arco">Lake Arco</a>, a fresh-water oasis, is a stunning sight in the middle of the desert. Near the coast of the Bentiaba desert and in Iona National Park, <a href="/wiki/Late_Cretaceous" title="Late Cretaceous">Late Cretaceous</a> fossils of <a href="/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turtle" title="Turtle">turtles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mosasaur" title="Mosasaur">mosasaurs</a>,<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> <a href="/wiki/Plesiosauria" class="mw-redirect" title="Plesiosauria">plesiosaurs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sauropoda" title="Sauropoda">sauropods</a> have been discovered.<sup id="cite_ref-James2011_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-James2011-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province of Namibe consists of five <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities of Angola">municipalities</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">municípios</i>):<sup id="cite_ref-GH_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GH-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibala" title="Bibala">Bibala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camacuio" title="Camacuio">Camacuio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mo%C3%A7%C3%A2medes" title="Moçâmedes">Moçâmedes</a> (Namibe until 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%B4mbua" title="Tômbua">Tômbua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virei" title="Virei">Virei</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communes">Communes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Communes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province of Namibe contains the following <a href="/wiki/Communes_of_Angola" title="Communes of Angola">communes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">comunas</i>); sorted by their respective municipalities: </p> <ul><li>Bibala Municipality: – <a href="/wiki/Bibala" title="Bibala">Bibala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caitou" title="Caitou">Caitou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kapagombe" title="Kapagombe">Capangombe</a> (Kapagombe), <a href="/wiki/Lola,_Namibe" title="Lola, Namibe">Lola</a></li> <li>Camacuio Municipality: – <a href="/wiki/Camacuio" title="Camacuio">Camacuio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chingo,_Namibe" title="Chingo, Namibe">Chingo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mamu%C3%A9" title="Mamué">Mamué</a></li> <li>Moçâmedes Municipality: – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bentiaba,_Angola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bentiaba, Angola (page does not exist)">Bentiaba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucira" title="Lucira">Lucira</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mo%C3%A7%C3%A2medes" title="Moçâmedes">Moçâmedes</a> (Namibe) (which is subdivided into 4 zones)</li> <li>Tômbua Municipality: – <a href="/wiki/Yona,_Namibe" title="Yona, Namibe">Iona</a> (Yona), <a href="/wiki/Saint_Martin_of_the_Tigers" title="Saint Martin of the Tigers">São Martinho dos Tigres</a> (English: <span lang="en">Saint Martin of the Tigers</span>), <a href="/wiki/T%C3%B4mbua" title="Tômbua">Tômbua</a></li> <li>Virei Municipality: – <a href="/wiki/Cainde" title="Cainde">Cainde</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virei" title="Virei">Virei</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Namibe Province had a population of 495,326 according to the 2014 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Censo2014_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Censo2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The desert is sparsely inhabited, but is inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Herero_people" title="Herero people">Herero</a> groups (vaKuval, Ova-Himba) and small <a href="/wiki/Khoisan" title="Khoisan">Khoisan</a> groups (Kwisi, Kwepe).<sup id="cite_ref-Silva2003_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silva2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Commercial_port_of_Namibe,_2009.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG/220px-Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG/330px-Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG/440px-Commercial_port_of_Namibe%2C_2009.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Commercial Port of Moçâmedes</figcaption></figure> <p>Agriculture is the main source of income in Namibe Province, the principal crops being <a href="/wiki/Citrus_fruit" class="mw-redirect" title="Citrus fruit">citrus fruits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olive" title="Olive">olives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guava" title="Guava">guava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millet" title="Millet">millet</a>, and livestock, including the rearing of sheep and goats. Fishing is another means of livelihood for the people of Namibe Province, Tômbua being the main market. The province has significant reserves of <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Publications2003_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Publications2003-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">manganese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium">chromium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lignite" title="Lignite">lignite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuri Gagarin Airport">Yuri Gagarin Airport</a> and the Commercial Port of Moçâmedes, are the two main centres for transport for the import and export of products. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_governors_of_Namibe">List of governors of Namibe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of governors of Namibe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-independence_period">Pre-independence period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pre-independence period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>1849–1851 António Sérgio de Sousa</li> <li>1851–1852 José Herculano Ferreira da Horta</li> <li>1852–1854 Carlos Botelho de Vasconcelos</li> <li>1854–1854 António do Canto e Castro</li> <li>1854–1859 Fernando da Costa Leal</li> <li>1859–1861 António Joaquim de Castro</li> <li>1861–1863 João Jacinto Tavares</li> <li>1863–1866 Fernando da Costa Leal</li> <li>1866–1866 Alexandre de Sousa Alvim Pereira</li> <li>1866–1870 Joaquim José da Graça</li> <li>1870–1871 Estanislau de Assunção e Almeida</li> <li>1871–1876 Lúcio Albino Pereira Crespo</li> <li>1876–1876 Francisco Teixeira da Silva</li> <li>1876–1876 José Joaquim Teixeira Beltrão</li> <li>1877–1878 Francisco Augusto da Costa Cabral</li> <li>1878–1878 Sebastião Nunes da Mata</li> <li>1878–1879 Francisco Ferreira do Amaral</li> <li>1879–1880 Sebastião Nunes da Mata</li> <li>1880–1880 José Bento Ferreira de Almeida</li> <li>1880–1886 Sebastião Nunes da Mata</li> <li>1886–1889 Álvaro António da Costa Ferreira</li> <li>1889–1889 Ventura Duarte Barros da Fonseca</li> <li>1889–1892 Luís Bernardino Leitão Xavier</li> <li>1892–1893 Martinho de Queirós Montenegro</li> <li>1893–1895 Júlio José Marques da Costa</li> <li>1895–1896 João de Canto e Castro Antunes</li> <li>1896–1897 João Manuel Mendonça e Gaivão</li> <li>1897–1897 João Manuel Pereira da Silva</li> <li>1897–1899 Francisco Diogo de Sá</li> <li>1899–1902 José Maria d'Aguiar</li> <li>1902–1902 Sebastião Corrêa de Oliveira</li> <li>1902–1903 João Augusto Vieira da Fonseca</li> <li>1903–1904 Viriato Zeferino Passaláqua</li> <li>1904–1905 José Alfredo Ferreira Margarido</li> <li>1905–1907 José Rafael da Cunha</li> <li>1907–1908 António Maria da Silva</li> <li>1908–1910 Alberto Carolino Ferreira da Costa</li> <li>1910–1910 António Brandão de Mello Mimoso</li> <li>1910–1912 Caetano Carvalhal Corrêa Henriques</li> <li>1912–1914 Henrique Monteiro Corrêa da Silva</li> <li>1914 Jose Monteiro de Macedo</li> <li>1914–1916 Alfredo de Albuquerque Felner</li> <li>1916–1918 José Inácio da Silva</li> <li>1918–1919 António Dias</li> <li>1919–1922 José Manuel da Costa</li> <li>1922–1924 Alberto Nunes Freire Quaresma</li> <li>1924–1926 Artur Silva</li> <li>1926–1928 António Augusto de Sequeira Braga</li> <li>1928–1929 Francisco Martins de Oliveira Santos;</li> <li>1929 Alcino José Pereira de Vasconcelos</li> <li>1929–1930 António Augusto de Sequeira Braga</li> <li>1930–1930 José Maria de Seita Machado</li> <li>1930–1935 José Pereira Sabrosa</li> <li>1956–1960 Vasco Falcão Nunes da Ponte</li> <li>1960–1969 José Luís Henriques de Brito</li> <li>1969–1970 <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rog%C3%A9rio_Augusto_de_Abreu_Amoreira_Martins" class="extiw" title="pt:Rogério Augusto de Abreu Amoreira Martins">1969–1970 Rogério de Abreu Amoreira Martins</a></li> <li>1970–1971 Agostinho Gomes Pereira</li> <li>1971–1975 Amândio José Rogado</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-independence_period">Post-independence period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibe_Province&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Post-independence period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Years in office </th></tr> <tr> <td>Amândio José Rogado</td> <td>1975–1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>António Lopes da Câmara</td> <td>1976–1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>José Ilídio Chilecasse 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