Caála
Caála | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′09″S 15°33′38″E / 12.85250°S 15.56056°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Huambo |
| Area | |
| 3,873 km2 (1,495 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Urban | 130,000 |
| • | [municipality]366,480 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Caála is a town and a municipality located 23 km west of the city of Huambo, in the namesake province in Angola. It was known as Vila Robert Williams while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the railroad developer and mining magnate Sir Robert Williams. The town has a population of 130,000 and the municipality a population of 279,792 according to the 2014 census.