Commune and "town in Bengo," Angola
Barra do Dande | |
|---|---|
commune and town | |
 Road through Barra do Dande | |
  Barra do Dande Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 8°28âČ22âłS 13°22âČ23âłE / 8.47278°S 13.37306°E / -8.47278; 13.37306 | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Bengo |
| Municipality | Dande |
| Area | |
| âą Total | 520 sq mi (1,350 km) |
| Population | |
| âą Total | 95,989 |
| âą Density | 180/sq mi (71/km) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
Ponta do Dande Lighthouse   | |
| Constructed | 1968 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony. And lantern |
| Markings | white and red horizontal band tower |
| Operator | Instituto MarĂtimo e PortuĂĄrio de Angola |
| Focal height | 63 metres (207 ft) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 10s. |
| Angola no. | PT-5193 |
Barra do Dande is a town, with a population of 75,000 (2014), and a commune in the: municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola.
It is located at theââmouth of the Dande River.
The government plansââto build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande. This new port is about 30 km north of Luanda.
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ 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 serĂĄ um dos maiores de Ăfrica" [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 MarĂtimo e PortuĂĄrio de Angola, Victor Carvalho
- ^ Railway stations in Angola
