Huambo
Appearance
Huambo New Lisbon | |
---|---|
Municipality an toun | |
![]() View o Huambo | |
Coordinates: 12°46′S 15°44′E / 12.767°S 15.733°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Province | Huambo Province |
Foondit | 1912 |
Area | |
• Municipality an toun | 2609 km2 (1,007 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1721 m (5,646 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Municipality an toun | 325,207 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
• Metro | >1 000 000 |
Time zone | UTC 1 (WAT) |
Huambo, umwhile New Lisbon (Portuguese: Nova Lisboa), is the caipital o Huambo Province in Angolae. The ceety is locatit aboot 220 km E frae Benguela an 600 km SE frae Luanda. The ceety is the seicont lairgest in Angolae, efter the caipital ceety, Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) (the Benguela Railway), which runs frae the port o Benguela tae the Congo border, an is served bi the Albano Machado Airport (umwhile Nova Lisboa Airport).