Porto Amboim
Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km narrow gauge railway to Gabela, albeit closed in 1987 due to the civil war and to the abandonment of most coffee plantations, the biggest source of revenue from Gabela. Originally Porto Amboim was known as Kissonde, a small village later colonized in 1587 by the Portuguese naming it Benguela and later Benguela Velha (Old Benguela) due to the creation of another village today known as Benguela located 350 km south of Benguela Velha.
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In 1923, the name was changed to Porto Amboim. Today (2014) Porto Amboim is one of the growing areas for the offshore industry. The pre-salt in front of the coast of Angola, with Porto Amboim in the centre is a planned development area.
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• Name — Porto Amboim • Other Name — Benguela • Native Name — Kissonde • Type — Municipality and town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Angola • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Cuanza Sul • Elevation M — 0 • Elevation Ft — 3 • Population As Of — 2014 Census • Population Total — 242444 • Population Density Km2 — 14 • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Climate • Custom Data1 Sec2 — Aw
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Due to these developments, demand for skilled labor is growing. As a result of the civil war, nowadays the educational system is still on a low development level although the present government puts in a lot of effort to raise the knowledge level of the population. Schools are built even in remote areas.
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- 1.Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Sul. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. February 2023.
- 2.cite ngall 113 2016
- 3.Cite rowlett ago access-date=11 May 2017
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