Catete, Ícolo e Bengo
Catete | |
|---|---|
 Agostinho Neto Cultural Center | |
 Flag | |
  Catete Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 09°06′27.8″S 13°41′19.3″E / 9.107722°S 13.688694°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Icolo e Bengo |
| Area | |
• Total | 559 km2 (216 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 23,284 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Catete is a municipality in Angola. It has been the capital of Icolo e Bengo Province since that province's creation in 2024.[2] It is subdivided into the communes of Caculo Cahango, Cassoneca, Catete, and Caxicane. Previously, Catete had been a commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo in Luanda Province.
Transport
[edit]It is served by a railway station on the Luanda Railways.[3]
Catete is the major graveyard for old steam locomotives on the northern line.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Agostinho Neto, first President of Angola[5]
- Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida, Angolan nationalist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
- ^ Manuel, Victor (25 December 2024). "Angola: Novo ano novo mapa" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Catete Map | Angola Google Satellite Maps". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Stead, M.; Rorison, S. (2009). Angola. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9781841623047. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
External links
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