Belas, Luanda

Belas is one of the seven municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province (the others being, Luanda, Cazenga, Cacuaco, Viana, Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama).

Camama
Municipality
Country Angola
ProvinceLuanda
Ponta das Palmeirinhas Lighthouse
Angola
LocationPonta das Palmeirinhas
Belas
Angola
Coordinates9°04′13″S 12°59′42″E
Year first constructed1889 (first)
1936 (second)[1]
Year first litn/a (current)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionsteel skeletal tower (current)
steel skeletal tower (first)
cast iron skeletal tower (second & third) [1]
Tower shapequadrangular skeletal tower with balcony and light (current)
square pyramidal skeletal tower atop a 1-storey building (first)
octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern (second) [1]
Tower height27 metres (89 ft) (current)
27 metres (89 ft) (first)
23 metres (75 ft) (second) [1]
Focal height40 metres (130 ft) (current)[2]
Light sourcesolar power
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl W 4.5s.[2]
Admiralty numberD5150[2]
NGA number25600[2]
ARLHS numberANO-015[1]
Angola numberPT-5250[1]
Managing agentInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

Belas was created by an administrative reform voted by the Angolan parliament on March 31, 2011.[3] The seat of the municipality is Kilamba and the municipality administrator is Mrs. Joana Antónia Quintas.

Geography

The municipality of Belas has an area of 1,046 km2.

Demography

The municipality has a population of 1,271,854 (2019)[4] with a population density of 1,216/km2.

Administrative Division

Commune Area Pop Neighb Vil
Benfica361km2274,742236
Camama146km2631,74128
Futungo de Belas20.7km270,15712
Ilha do Mussulo41.3km27,7987
Barra do Kwanza382km25,7796
Kilamba30.5km256,183
Ramiros85.9km228,7086
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See also

References

  1. "Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. "Criado município de Belas em Luanda" [Municipio Belas created in Luanda]. Angop (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  4. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities of Angola

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