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.
Barra do Dande | |
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commune and town | |
 Road through Barra do Dande | |
  Barra do Dande Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′22″S 13°22′23″E / 8.47278°S 13.37306°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Bengo |
| Municipality | Dande |
| Area | |
| • Total | 520 sq mi (1,350 km2) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 95,989 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
| Ponta do Dande Lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1968[2] |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft)[2] |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and red horizontal band tower |
| Operator | Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola |
| Focal height | 63 metres (207 ft)[3] |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[3] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 10s.[3] |
| Angola no. | PT-5193[2] |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
- ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ^ "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
- ^ Railway stations in Angola
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