Baía Farta

Baía Farta
Municipality and town
Baía Farta Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°36′26″S 13°11′40″E
Country	Angola
Province	Benguela Province
Area
• Municipality and town	6,866 km^2 (2,651 sq mi)
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Municipality and town	107,841
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
• Urban [2]	45,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	BWh
Baía Farta Lighthouse Ponta de São José
Constructed	1953
Construction	concrete tower
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower with light atop a service building
Markings	white and red horizontal band[3]
Operator	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Focal height	11 m (36 ft)
Characteristic	Fl G 3s

Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[4] The municipality had a population of 107,841 in 2014.[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Angola

References

1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. Cityopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
4. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.