Catumbela
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Catumbela is a city and municipality of the Benguela province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 175,805 in 2014.
History
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Portuguese built Forte de São Pedro to establish themselves in Benguela. Today, the fort is in a dilapidated condition, but plans are being made to restore it and turn it into a museum.{{cite web|title=Governante defende reabilitação do Forte de São Pedro|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2010/8/36/Governante-defende-reabilitacao-Forte-Sao-Pedro,2aab94f6-22e7-45e2-bd43-fdf7d4481ccd.html|website=Agência Angola Press|access-date=9 June 2015|date=8 September 2010|language=pt|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111739/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2010/8/36/Governante-defende-reabilitacao-Forte-Sao-Pedro,2aab94f6-22e7-45e2-bd43-fdf7d4481ccd.html|url-status=dead}}
Catumbela was a commune in the municipality of Lobito until 2011, when it became a municipality in its own right.{{cite web|title=Governador aponta importância da ascensão da comuna da Catumbela a município|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/economia/2011/9/43/Governador-aponta-importancia-ascensao-comuna-Catumbela-municipio,54fad1ab-3cf2-4521-b2c5-a8fa106ae091.html|website=Agência Angola Press|access-date=9 June 2015|date=25 October 2011|language=pt|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130459/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/economia/2011/9/43/Governador-aponta-importancia-ascensao-comuna-Catumbela-municipio,54fad1ab-3cf2-4521-b2c5-a8fa106ae091.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Município da Catumbela ganha nova escola primária|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/educacao/2012/11/50/Municipio-Catumbela-ganha-nova-escola-primaria,2f219a27-0227-480e-ad88-6312c1b6fdfa.html|website=Agência Angola Press|access-date=9 June 2015|date=13 December 2012|language=pt|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111942/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/educacao/2012/11/50/Municipio-Catumbela-ganha-nova-escola-primaria,2f219a27-0227-480e-ad88-6312c1b6fdfa.html|url-status=dead}}
Transport
Catumbela is served by a station on the national railway network as well as Catumbela Airport.{{cite web|title=Angola’s Catumbela airport an alternative to Luanda|url=http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/08/28/angola%E2%80%99s-catumbela-airport-an-alternative-to-luanda/|website=Macauhub|access-date=9 June 2015|date=28 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104202957/http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/08/28/angola%E2%80%99s-catumbela-airport-an-alternative-to-luanda/#|archive-date=2015-01-04|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
{{Commons category|Catumbela}}
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{{Municipalities of Angola}}
{{Benguela Province}}
Category:Populated places in Benguela Province
Category:2011 establishments in Angola
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