Belas, Luanda

Belas
Belas
Municipality
Country	Angola
Province	Luanda
Ponta das Palmeirinhas Lighthouse
Constructed	1889 (first); 1936 (second)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	steel skeletal tower (current); steel skeletal tower (first); cast iron skeletal tower (second & third)
Tower height	27 metres (89 ft) (current); 27 metres (89 ft) (first); 23 metres (75 ft) (second)
Tower 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)
Power source	solar power
Operator	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
First lit	1889
Focal height	40 metres (130 ft) (current)
Range	21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4.5s.
NGA no.	25600
no.	PT-5250
Admiralty no.	D5150
ARLHS no.	ANO-015

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).

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
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 Kwanza	382km²	5,779	6
Kilamba	30.5km²	56,183
Ramiros	85.9km²	28,708	6

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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

External links[]

Official Government Page

Coordinates: 8°59′54″S 13°15′54″E / 8.9983°S 13.2650°E / -8.9983; 13.2650

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[angola-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[listoflights113-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

[Angop_2011-03-31_16-47-3] "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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