Moçâmedes
Moçâmedes | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 15°11′43″S 12°9′3″E / 15.19528°S 12.15083°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Namibe Province |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,916 km2 (3,442 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 292,535 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
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Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, and the capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 255,000 (2014 census). Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 1985 and 2016. Moçâmedes has a cool dry climate and desert vegetation, because it is near the Namib Desert.