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Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 890,384 in 2024. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola after the capital city Luanda.

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Lubango is the capital city of Huíla Province in Angola and the country's second-largest city by population, with nearly 900,000 residents as of 2024. The city, formerly called Sá da Bandeira, is an important urban center in Angola after the capital, Luanda.

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Place details

Locality
Lubango
Region
Huíla
Country
Angola
Population
600,751
Timezone
Africa/Luanda

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lubango
Settlement.other_name
Sá da Bandeira
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Angola
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Angola
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Angola
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Huíla
Settlement.area_total_km2
1,486
Settlement.population_as_of
2024 Census
Settlement.population_total
890,384
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lubango
Population
903564
Area
3147
Elevation
1718
Image
Lubango.jpg
Dialing code
612
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Commons category
Lubango
inception
1885-00-00
native label
Lubango
P12749
July 12
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Travel guide

Understand

Lubango has one of the coolest climates in Angola, due to its southerly position and high altitude, above 1700 m.

Go next

Head west to the coastal city of Namibe

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Portuguese rule
  • Post independence
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Education and science
  • Climate
  • Notable citizens
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 890,384 in 2024. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola after the capital city Luanda.

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