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Railway Stations In Angola
Railway stations in Angola include: Towns served by rail North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL) (Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge) * Luanda – port – national capital; junction ** Bungo (0 km) Start of Duplication. ** Caxito – branch terminus; provincial capital ** Quicabo * Funda ** Cabiri – branch terminus * Sambizanga * Rangel * Cazenga – workshops * Viana (23 km) – suburban station; stadium ** (junction) ** Baía Farta branch terminus; end of duplication * Camizunzo * Catete * Zenza do Itombe – junction ** Dondo – branch terminus ** Quixinge – branch extension * Beira Alta (Angola, Cuanza Norte) * Canhoca – junction ** Cambondo – branch terminus * N'dalatando * Cacuso * Lombe * Malanje (479 km) – terminus * Golungo Alto – branch terminus ---- * Musseques – first passenger halt from port * Filda * Grafanil * Estagem * Comarca * Viana * Pomagol ---- * Bung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railways In Angola
Rail transport in Angola consists of three separate Cape gauge lines that do not connect: the northern Luanda Railway, the central Benguela Railway, and the southern Moçâmedes Railway. The lines each connect the Atlantic coast to the interior of the country. A fourth system once linked Gunza and Gabala (Angola), Gabala but is no longer operational. History Railway construction began in Angola in 1887, while the country was a colony of Portugal. The Luanda Railway opened in 1889, the Moçâmedes Railway opened in 1910, and the Benguela Railway opened in 1912. The railways continued to be extended inland until 1961, when the Moçâmedes Railway reached Menongue. After Angola attained its independence from Portugal in 1975, the Angolan Civil War broke out and lasted until 2002. The prolonged fighting resulted in the destruction of most of Angola's railway infrastructure. The rebels blew up bridges, tore up tracks, and sabotaged the right of way with land mines to prevent the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dondo, Angola
Dondo is a town, with a population of 64,643 (2014), Population of cities & urban localities in Angola and a commune in the municipality of Cambambe, province of Cuanza Norte, . Namesakes There are several towns with this name. This is the one which is a branch terminus on the northern |
Gabela (Angola)
Gabela is a town, with a population of 116,903 (2014), and a commune, named Gabela Sede, in the municipality of Amboim, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of that municipality. The area of the commune comprises 459 km2 with a population of 184,723. It was founded as ''N'Guebela'' on September 28, 1907. Around the town, some areas of the Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands with its unique plants and animals are still to be found. The Gabela akalat (''Sheppardia gabela''), a species of bird, was first recorded here by scientists and subsequently named after the town, as were the Gabela helmet-shrike (''Prionops gabela'') and Gabela bush-shrike (''Laniarius amboimensis''); these endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ... are only found i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Amboim
Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ... railway to Gabela, albeit closed in 1987 due to the civil war and to the abandonment of most coffee plantations, the biggest source of revenue from Gabela. Originally Porto Amboim was known as Kissonde, a small village later colonized in 1587 by the Portuguese naming it Benguela and later Benguela Velha (Old Benguela) due to the creation of another village today known as Benguela located 350 km south of Benguela Velha. In 1923, the name was changed to Porto Amboim. Today (2014) Porto Amboim is one of the growing areas fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barra Do Dande
Barra do Dande is a town, with a population of 75,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola. It is located at the mouth of the Dande River. The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande. Article on the presentation at ''Expotrans'' by the general director of the ''Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola'', Victor CarvalhoRailway stations in Angola This new port is about 30 km north of Luanda Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang .... See also * List of lighthouses in Angola References Populated places in Bengo Province Communes in Bengo Province Lighthouses in Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luinha, Angola
Luinha is a town in northern Angola.https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Luinha,_Angola¶ms=09_12_00_S_14_41_00_E_region:AO_type:city Transport It is served by a station on the Luanda Railway. There is a junction to a branchline to the south. See also * Railway stations in Angola Railway stations in Angola include: Towns served by rail North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL) (Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge) * Luanda – port – national capital; junction ** Bung ... References Populated places in Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungo, Angola
Bungo is a town and municipality in Uíge Province, Angola. The municipality, established on August 16, 1916, has about 2156 square kilometers and 37,153 residents in 2014. It is bounded by the municipalities of Damba (north), Sanza Pombo (east), Puri and Negage (south), and Uíge Uíge (), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the Uíge Province, same nam ... and Mucaba (west). The capital, of the same name, is its only town. References Populated places in Uíge Province 1916 establishments in the Portuguese Empire {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix ''co''-, meaning "together, jointly". The ''comarca'' is known in Aragonese as ''redolada'' () and in Basque as ''eskualde'' (). In addition, in Galician, ''comarcas'' are also called ''bisbarras'' (). Although the English word "county" and its near synonym "shire" have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as ''condado'', a term which in the Iberian Peninsula refers only to regions historically ruled by a ''conde'' (count or earl). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the Spanish Wikipedia entry for ''comarca'' and some translations of ''The Lord of the Rings'' (see below). Community of Portuguese Language Countries In the Community of Portuguese Language Countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golungo Alto
Golungo Alto is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... The municipality had a population of 33,834 in 2014. The writer Rosária da Silva was born in Golungo Alto in 1959. References Populated places in Cuanza Norte Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malanje
Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.17% growth. It is located east of Angola's capital Luanda. Near it are the spectacular Calandula waterfalls, the rock formations of Pungo Andongo, and the Capanda Dam. The climate is mainly humid, with average temperatures between and rainfall in the rainy season (October to April). History Portuguese rule Portuguese settlers founded Malanje in the 19th century. The construction of the railway from Luanda to Malanje, in the fertile highlands, started in 1885. The area around Malanje included Portuguese West Africa's primary areas dedicated to the production of cotton, the crop that drove its development since the beginning. The town developed in the mid-19th century as an important slave market creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombe
Lombe is a town in Angola in Malanje Province. Namesakes There are other towns with this name in Cuanza Sul Province and Zaire Province. Transport Lombe is served by a station on the Luanda Railways. See also * Railway stations in Angola Railway stations in Angola include: Towns served by rail North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL) (Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge) * Luanda – port – national capital; junction ** Bung ... References Populated places in Malanje Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacuso
Cacuso is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... Transport It is served by a station on the Luanda Railways. Economy Since 2014, the city has had an alcohol and electricity sugar plant, the first being installed in Angola. Owned by the company Biocom the technology used in the plant was all Brazilian. UOL Economics. August 29, 2014. Cacuso als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
