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Lobito
Sign in to saveLobito is a municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
Lobito is a coastal municipality in Angola's Benguela Province on the Atlantic Ocean, with a population of approximately 393,000 as of 2014. It matters as a significant population center in Angola's coastal region, positioned north of the Catumbela Estuary.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lobito
- Region
- Benguela
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 393,079
- Timezone
- Africa/Luanda
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lobito
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- pt
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira do Lobito.png
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasão do Lobito.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 60px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Angola
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Angola
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Benguela Province
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date
- 1843
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 554
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014 Census
- Settlement.population_total
- 393079
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lobito
- Population
- 436467
- Area
- 3648
- Elevation
- 9
- Image
- Lobito restinga2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lobito
- inception
- 1843-00-00
- native label
- Lobito
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|300px|Town Hall (Camara Municipal) on the Restinga Peninsula Lobito is a large city that is known for its long and unique natural harbour and active port. It has the important railway terminals and connections to the continental road network.
Get in
The city is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Catumbela Airport and 33 km (21 mi) from Benguela Airport.
The most important trunk road is the EN-100, which connects it to Luanda and Benguela. Another vital route is the Trans-African Highway 9 (or EN-250), which connects it to Balombo in the east.
See
thumb|200px|The restored Lobito Lighthouse. The original lighthouse was destroyed during the brutal Angolan Civil War. Other important architectural constructions are the Cine-Flamingo, the Post Office Building, and the Lobito Ethnography Museum. There is also as a historical monument the Zaire Boat.
Do
One of the main cultural-religious traditions in the city are the Solemnities of Saints Pedro and Paulo, promoted by the Parish of São Paulo da Bela-Vista and by the Diocese of Benguela. The main sports team in Lobito is the Académica Petróleos Clube do Lobito which competes in Girabola.
Drink
In Lobito, like the rest of Angola prices of pretty much everything, except alcohol, are high. Here are some places on the Restinga, the city's famous natural harbour:
Alfa Bar - Decent pizzas. Street tables that seem to be almost always full. Some more chairs closer to the beach. Zulu - At the very end of the Restinga. Luna - A bar and lounge that opened in 2014. Very high standards for a bar in the province, nice atmosphere and good food but limited menu. Jango Hotel Restinga - A very nice outside wooden deck and beach chairs.
Connect
thumb|270px|Igreja da Arrábida
Go next
Benguela is 33 km away and is a historic city with some pretty colonial buildings.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Portuguese rule
- Post-independence
- Climate
- Transportation
- Port
- Airports
- International relations
- Notable people
- References
Lobito is a municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
==History== thumb|left|Coat of arms of Lobito during the Portuguese Empire|Portuguese colonial period. The city was founded in 1843 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the municipality is 393,079 (2014) in an area of 3,648 km2. The municipality consists of the communes Canjala, Egipto Praia and Lobito.