Baía Farta

Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[4] The municipality had a population of 107,841 in 2014.[1]

Baía Farta
Municipality and town
Baía Farta is located in Angola
Baía Farta
Baía Farta
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°36′26″S 13°11′40″E
Country Angola
ProvinceBenguela Province
Area
 • Municipality and town6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town107,841
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Urban
[2]
45,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateBWh
Baía Farta Lighthouse
Ponta de São José
Constructed1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete tower
Height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapequadrangular tower with light atop a service building
Markingswhite and red horizontal band[3]
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Focal height11 m (36 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl G 3s Edit this on Wikidata

See also

References
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Cityopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.


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