Namibe

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Namibe (pre-1985: Moçâmedes) is the capital city of Namibe Province in Angola. Namibe is located in southwestern Angola and was founded in 1840.

The city's current population is 150,000. Namibe has a cool dry climate and desert vegetation.

Contents 1 Transport 1.1 Rail 1.2 Sea 1.3 Air 2 References

[edit] Transport

[edit] Rail

Namibe is the terminus of the southern railway network of Angolan Railways.

[edit] Sea

It is one of Angola's 3 major ports, including Luanda and Lobito as well.

[edit] Air

Namibe is served by the Namibe Airport located about 7 km to the south of the city. The old Yuri Gagarin airport, only about 1.7 km from the city's center connect's the city to the rest of the country.

[edit] References

• FallingRain Map - red dots are railways - elevation 44m

Coordinates: 15°11′43″S, 12°09′03″E

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