Bibala
Bibala | |
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 Bibala landscape | |
  Bibala | |
| Coordinates:14°46′00″S13°21′00″E/ 14.76667°S 13.35000°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Namibe |
| Vila Arriaga (until 1975) | February 1, 1912 |
| Founded by | Portuguese colonizers |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 10,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1:00(WAT) |
Bibala(known as Vila Arriaga until 1975) is a town, with a population of 10,500 (2014),[1]and a municipality in southernAngola.It lies inNamibe Province.The municipality of Bibala[clarification needed]covers 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) with a population of 64,504 (2014).[2]
It is bordered to the north by the municipality ofCamucuio,to the east byQuilengues,Cacula,LubangoandHumpata,to the south byVirei,and to the west byNamibe.It is composed of the communes ofBibala-Sede,Caitou,LolaeKapagombe.
History
[edit]The village developed under Portuguese colonial administration with the arrival of the Namibe Train on February 1, 1912. The village's original name was Vila Arriaga, after the Portuguese PresidentManuel José de Arriaga(1841-1917). Residential houses for the workers of the Mozambique Railroad were built here, and from then on the settling families continued to farm and breed cattle. Vila Arriaga became its own municipality on June 21, 1918. With the elevation to a small town (Vila) on December 13, 1965, Vila Arriaga became the seat of its own district. After Angola's independence in 1975, the Portuguese place name Vila Arriaga was replaced with the current name, Bibala.[3]
Transport
[edit]It is served by a station on the southern network ofAngolan Railways.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation of cities & urban localities in Angola
- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation of provinces and municipalities in Angola
- ^"Município da Bibala comemora um século - Sociedade - Angola Press - ANGOP".www.angop.ao.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-04-13.
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