Belas, Luanda

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Belas
Municipality
Praia do Km. 30 - Luanda - panoramio (2).jpg
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Province Luanda
Ponta das Palmeirinhas Lighthouse OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructed1889 (first)
1936 (second) [1]
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionsteel skeletal tower (current)
steel skeletal tower (first)
cast iron skeletal tower (second & third) [1]
Height27 metres (89 ft) (current)
27 metres (89 ft) (first)
23 metres (75 ft) (second) [1]
Shapequadrangular skeletal tower with balcony and light (current)
square pyramidal skeletal tower atop a 1-storey building (first)
octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern (second) [1]
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First lit1889  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height40 metres (130 ft) (current) [2]
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) [2]
Characteristic Fl W 4.5s. [2]
Angola no.PT-5250 [1]

Belas is an city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province (the others being, Luanda, Cazenga, Cacuaco, Viana, Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama).

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Belas was created by an administrative reform voted by the Angolan parliament on March 31, 2011. [3] The administrative center is neighborhood Quilamba and the municipality administrator is Mrs. Joana Antónia Quintas.

Geography

The municipality of Belas has an area of 1,046 km2 (404 sq mi).

Demography

The municipality has a population of 1,271,854 (2019) [4] with a population density of 1,216/km2.

Administrative Division

Commune Area Pop Neighb Vil
Benfica 361km2274,742236
Camama 146km2631,74128
Futungo de Belas 20.7km270,15712
Ilha do Mussulo 41.3km27,7987
Barra do Cuanza 382km25,7796
Quilamba 30.5km256,183
Ramiros 85.9km228,7086

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. "Criado município de Belas em Luanda" [Municipio Belas created in Luanda]. Angop (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  4. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities of Angola

Coordinates: 8°59′54″S13°15′54″E / 8.9983°S 13.2650°E / -8.9983; 13.2650