Baía Farta

Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[4] The municipality had a population of 107,841 in 2014.[1]

Baía Farta
Municipality and town
Baía Farta
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°36′26″S 13°11′40″E
Country Angola
ProvinceBenguela Province
Area
 • Municipality and town6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town107,841
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Urban45,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateBWh
Baía Farta Lighthouse
Ponta de São José
Angola
LocationBaía Farta
Angola
Coordinates12°35′49″S 13°12′01″E
Year first constructed1953
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower with light atop a service building
Markings / patternwhite and red horizontal band
Tower height10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height11 metres (36 ft)
CharacteristicFl G 3s.
Admiralty numberD5318
ARLHS numberANO-030[3]
Managing agentInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

See also

References
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Cityopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. "Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.


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