Place:Huambo, Huambo, Angola

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NameHuambo
Alt namesNova Lisboasource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) VI, 110
TypeCity
Coordinates12.733°S 15.783°E
Located inHuambo, Angola     (1400 - )
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Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: New Lisbon), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo (Census 2014). The city is the capital of the province of Huambo and is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) (the Benguela Railway), which runs from the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southernmost province, Katanga. Huambo is served by the Albano Machado Airport (formerly Nova Lisboa Airport).

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