Barra do Dande is a town, with a population of 75,000 (2014),[4] and a commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola.

Barra do Dande
commune and town
Road through Barra do Dande
Road through Barra do Dande
Barra do Dande is located in Angola
Barra do Dande
Barra do Dande
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 8°28′22″S 13°22′23″E / 8.47278°S 13.37306°E / -8.47278; 13.37306
Country Angola
ProvinceBengo
MunicipalityDande
Area
 • Total520 sq mi (1,350 km2)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total95,989
 • Density180/sq mi (71/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateBSh
Ponta do Dande Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1968[2]
Constructionmasonry tower
Height20 metres (66 ft)[2]
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal band tower
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Focal height63 metres (207 ft)[3]
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[3]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 10s.[3]
Angola no.PT-5193[2]

It is located at the mouth of the Dande River.[5]

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande.[6][7] This new port is about 30 km north of Luanda.

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
  2. ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  5. ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África" [Future port of Barra do Dande will be one of the largest in Africa] (in Portuguese). Angop. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012. Article on the presentation at Expotrans by the general director of the Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola, Victor Carvalho
  7. ^ Railway stations in Angola