Namibe Province

Namibe
Olive trees in Namibe Province
Olive trees in Namibe Province
Namibe, province of Angola
Namibe, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalMoçâmedes
Government
 • GovernorCarlos da Rocha Cruz
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorJosefa Joana Rebeca Cangombe
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresJosé Tchindongo António
Area
 • Total57,091 km2 (22,043 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total495,326
 • Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-NAM
HDI (2018)0.572[2]
medium · 4th
Websitewww.namibe.gov.ao

Namibe Province is a province of Angola. Under Portuguese rule it was the Moçâmedes District. It has an area of 57,091 km2 and had a 2014 census population of 495,326.[1] The port and city of Moçâmedes is the capital of the province with a population of 250,000 in 2014. Iona National Park lies within the province.

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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