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Angola — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Angola had an estimated population of 12,918,595 in 2005, with 38 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Angola today — population now 30,809,762, against 12,918,595 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Luanda3,661,845

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1LuandaLuanda2,776,168
2HuamboHuambo226,145
3LobitoBenguela207,932
4BenguelaBenguela151,226
5KuitoBié113,624
6LubangoHuíla102,541
7MalanjeMalanje87,046
8NamibeNamibe80,149
9SoyoZaire67,491
10CabindaCabinda66,020
11UígeUíge60,008
12SaurimoLunda Sul40,498
13SumbeKwanza Sul33,277
14CaluquembeHuíla30,300
15CaxitoBengo28,224
16LongonjoHuambo24,346
17Mʿbanza-KongoZaire24,220
18NʿdalatandoKwanza Norte21,236
19CaálaHuambo21,205
20LuenaMoxico21,115
21LucapaLunda Norte20,115
22CamacupaBié19,150
23MenongueKuando-Kubango19,141
24CatabolaBié18,855
25LuauMoxico18,465
26NʿzetoZaire18,352
27CatumbelaBié16,977
28CamabatelaUíge12,837
29Waku-KungoKwanza Sul10,970
30CacondaHuíla10,549
31OndjivaCunene10,169
32CangambaMoxico10,000
33KibalaKwanza Sul8,915
34CatchiungoHuambo8,784
35ChissambaBié7,677
36LeúaMoxico5,168
37LumejeMoxico4,972
38CazajeMoxico4,764

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Luanda2,776,168
2Huambo1,802,833
3Bié1,336,541
4Uíge1,080,906
5Malanje1,058,410
6Huíla948,398
7Benguela720,955
8Kwanza Sul653,121
9Kwanza Norte402,357
10Zaire377,359
11Moxico368,427
12Lunda Norte303,521
13Cunene241,957
14Cabinda214,408
15Bengo192,468
16Namibe164,716
17Lunda Sul146,050
18Kuando-Kubango130,000

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.