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 km². In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge 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 Velho. In 1923, the name was changed to Porto Amboim. Today (2014) Porto Amboim is one of the growing areas for the offshore industry. The pre-salt in front of the coast of Angola, with Porto Amboim in the centre is a planned development area. With companies as Paenal, a joint venture between Sonangol, SBM and DSME and Heerema Porto Amboim, the two major offshore fabrication yards, Porto Amboim is developing.

Porto Amboim

Kissonde

Benguela
Municipality and Town
Porto Amboim
Coordinates: 10°43′6″S 13°45′0″E
Country Angola
ProvinceCuanza Sul
Elevation
0 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total242,444
 • Density14/km2 (40/sq mi)
ClimateAw
Porto Amboin Lighthouse
Angola
LocationPorto Amboin
Angola
Coordinates10°45′26″S 13°43′14″E
Year first constructed~1930s
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower with balcony, external stairs and light
Markings / patternwhite tower
Tower height12 metres (39 ft)[2]
Focal height110 metres (360 ft)[2]
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[2]
CharacteristicOc (2) W 6s.[2]
Admiralty numberD5224[2]
NGA number25624[2]
ARLHS numberANO-024[3]
Angola numberPT-5272[3]
Managing agentInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

Labor market

Due to these developments, demand for skilled labor is growing. As a result of the civil war, nowadays the educational system is still on a low development level although the present government puts in a lot of effort to raise the knowledge level of the population. Schools are built even in remote areas.

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See also

References
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Sul" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  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. "Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.


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