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Welcome to Benguela : history channel worldHistory, channel, world, american, family, art, civil in Benguela.This directory include : war violence military museum computer natural east west today happy science church philosophy Benguela description Find history, channel, world in Benguela Angola More links Benguela Directory at the botton of this page : History channel world channel history, american history family, art channel history, civil world,Benguela history channel. world war violence history military channel museum family computer art natural war east history civil west today happy science church philosophy Benguela in live.History Channel World Benguela city presentation  Benguela ((São Felipe de Benguela, formerly spelt Benguella) is a port in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E. Benguela was founded in 1617 by the Portuguese under Manoel Cerveira Pereira. It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in slaves to Brazil and Cuba. The anchorage lies about a mile from the town, in 4 to 6 fathoms (7 to 11 m). Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. Antonio, the hospital, and the fortress, there are (as of 1911) only a few stone-built houses. A short way beyond Benguela is Baía Farta, where salt is manufactured and sulphur excavated. It is the port terminus of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. In 1983 it had a population of 155,000. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) More links Benguela :Catholic religion church AngolaTitle daily headline Angola Ibis hotel map News search Angola Cities more photo Angola History, Channel, World directory Benguela Angola.
15/15 History and Channel websites in Angola and Benguela. Benguela and Angola History channel world american, family Benguela, art civil, war violence, military museum computer, natural east, west : Benguela Angola. Civil war has been the norm in Angola since independence from Portugal in 1975. A 1994 peace accord between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the government and armed forces. A national unity government was installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late 1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost in fighting over the past quarter century. The death of insurgent leader Jonas SAVIMBI in 2002 and a subsequent cease-fire with UNITA may bode well for the country. Local information Benguela Angola.
HIV news : 3.9% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : 70% (2003 est.) . Literacy : 42% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 76.6% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) . Internet Users news : 41,000 (2002) . Location : Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo . Geographic Coordinates : 12 30 S, 18 30 E . Religion Benguela news : indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) . Administrative region : 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire . Terrain : narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau . Elevation extremes lowest : Atlantic Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Morro de Moco 2,620 m . Natural resources : petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium . Land use arable land : 2,41%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,24%. Irrigated land : 750 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau . Environment current issues : overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water . Geography note : the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Population news : 10,978,552 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 43,50%. age -14 men : 2 410 326. age -14 ladies : 2 363 368. age 15/64 p : 53,70%. age 15/64 men : 2 998 892. age 15/64 ladies : 2 897 837. age +65 p : 2,80%. age +65 men : 137 340. age +65 ladies : 170 789. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 18.1 years . median age male : 18.1 years . median age female : 18.1 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 1.93% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 45.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 25.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.8 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 204.97 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 179.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 36.79 years . life expectancy at birth male : 36.06 years . life expectancy at birth female : 37.55 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 6.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) . |
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