Catete is a town and commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, province of Luanda, Angola.
Catete | |
|---|---|
 Agostinho Neto Cultural Center | |
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  Catete Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 09°06′27.8″S 13°41′19.3″E / 9.107722°S 13.688694°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Luanda |
| Municipality | Ícolo e Bengo |
| Area | |
• Total | 216 sq mi (559 km2) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 23,284 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Transport
editIt is served by a railway station on the Luanda Railways.[2]
Catete is the major graveyard for old steam locomotives on the northern line.[3]
The station is here.[4]
Notable people
edit- Agostinho Neto, first President of Angola[5]
- Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida, Angolan nationalist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
- ^ "Catete Map | Angola Google Satellite Maps". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Catete, Angola". itouchmap.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Stead, M.; Rorison, S. (2009). Angola. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9781841623047. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
External links
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