Belas, Luanda
Belas is a city and one of the nine 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).
Belas | |
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| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Luanda |
| Ponta das Palmeirinhas Lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1889 (first) 1936 (second)[1] |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | steel skeletal tower (current) steel skeletal tower (first) cast iron skeletal tower (second & third) [1] |
| Height | 27 metres (89 ft) (current) 27 metres (89 ft) (first) 23 metres (75 ft) (second) [1] |
| Shape | quadrangular 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] |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola |
| First lit | 1889 |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) (current)[2] |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4.5s.[2] |
| Angola no. | PT-5250[1] |
Belas was created by an administrative reform voted by the Angolan parliament on March 31, 2011.[3] The administrative center is neighborhood Quilamba and the municipality administrator is Mrs. Joana Antónia Quintas.
Geography
The municipality of Belas has an area of 1,046 km2 (404 sq mi).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 361km2 | 274,742 | 23 | 6 |
| Camama | 146km2 | 631,741 | 28 | |
| Futungo de Belas | 20.7km2 | 70,157 | 12 | |
| Ilha do Mussulo | 41.3km2 | 7,798 | 7 | |
| Barra do Cuanza | 382km2 | 5,779 | 6 | |
| Quilamba | 30.5km2 | 56,183 | ||
| Ramiros | 85.9km2 | 28,708 | 6 | |
See also
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- 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.
- "Criado município de Belas em Luanda" [Municipio Belas created in Luanda]. Angop (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities of Angola
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