Barra do Dande

Commune and town in Bengo, Angola
8°28′22″S 13°22′23″E / 8.47278°S 13.37306°E / -8.47278; 13.37306Country AngolaProvinceBengoMunicipalityDandeArea
 • Total520 sq mi (1,350 km2)Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total95,989 • Density180/sq mi (71/km2)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)ClimateBShPonta do Dande Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata Constructed1968[2]Constructionmasonry towerHeight20 metres (66 ft)[2]Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite and red horizontal band towerOperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de AngolaFocal height63 metres (207 ft)[3]Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[3]CharacteristicFl (3) W 10s.[3]Angola no.PT-5193[2]

Barra do Dande is a town, with a population of 75,000 (2014),[4] and a commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola.

It is located at the mouth of the Dande River.[5]

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande.[6][7] This new port is about 30 km north of Luanda.

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
  2. ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  4. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  5. ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África" [Future port of Barra do Dande will be one of the largest in Africa] (in Portuguese). Angop. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012. Article on the presentation at Expotrans by the general director of the Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola, Victor Carvalho
  7. ^ Railway stations in Angola
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