Sumbe

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|name = Sumbe

|other_name = Novo Redondo

|settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = Marginal do Sumbe - panoramio.jpg

| photo1b = Igreja do Sumbe - panoramio.jpg

| photo2a = Praia do Sumbe - panoramio.jpg

| position = center

| color_border = white

| color = white

| size = 280

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|pushpin_map = Angola

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Angola}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Cuanza Sul

|area_land_km2 = 4638

|elevation_m = 0

|population_as_of = 2014

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/Publicacao-Cuanza_Sul_FINAL.pdf |title=Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Sul |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola |df=dmy }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|population_total = 279968

|population_density_km2 = 5.5

|population_urban = 205832

|population_urban_footnotes= [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422022755/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ |date=2020-04-22 }} Population of the major cities in Angola

|coordinates = {{coord|11|12|19|S|13|50|30|E|region:AO-CUS|display=inline,title}}

|blank_name = Climate

|blank_info = BSh

|module={{Infobox lighthouse | embed=yes | qid = Q106880888

| yearbuilt = 1889 (first) {{Cite rowlett|ago|access-date=11 May 2017}}

| yearlit = 1970s (current)

| yeardeactivated = 1970s (first)

| construction = masonry tower (current)

| shape = cylindrical truncated tower with lantern (current)
cylindrical post atop a 1-storey house (first)

| marking = white and red horizontal band (current)
black post (first)

| height = {{convert|15|m|ft}} (current)
{{convert|7|m|ft}} (first)

| focalheight = {{convert|34|m|ft}}{{cite ngall|113|2016|}}

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Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968.

Geography

Sumbe municipality stretches, North until the Queve river, West until the Balombo river, West limited by the Atlantic Ocean and East to the Conda Municipality.

=Climate=

The city has a dry tropical climate. The hottest temperatures are from January to April, and the coldest months are July and August.

Transportation

Air transportation is serviced by Angola Air Services, SAL, and Inter Transit.{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometoangola.co.ao/?it=province_more&co=344&tp=25&LG=2|title=Welcome to Kwanza Sul|publisher=Welcome to Angola|access-date=2022-08-22|archive-date=2021-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016030911/https://welcometoangola.co.ao/?it=province_more&co=344&tp=25&LG=2|url-status=live}}

See also

References

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{{Municipalities of Angola}}

{{Cuanza Sul Province}}

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Category:Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province

Category:Municipalities of Angola

Category:Provincial capitals in Angola

Category:Lighthouses in Angola

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