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43: 487: 55: 264: 1376: 510:, and livestock, including the rearing of sheep and goats. Fishing is another means of livelihood for the people of Namibe Province, Tômbua being the main market. The province has significant reserves of 1224: 235:
From its foundation by the Portuguese in 1840 and until 1985, the area was known as Moçâmedes (also spelled "Mossâmedes"). The current name of the province is derived from the
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Namibe Province had a population of 495,326 according to the 2014 census. The desert is sparsely inhabited, but is inhabited by
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Namibe Province covers an area of 57,091 km, much of which is desert. The capital of the province is the city of
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and the Commercial Port of Moçâmedes, are the two main centres for transport for the import and export of products.
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Agriculture is the main source of income in Namibe Province, the principal crops being
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provinces. A reported 20 people in Namibe Province lost their lives during the flood.
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Polcyn, Michael J.; Jacobs, Louis L.; Schulp, Anne S.; Mateus, Octávio (March 2010).
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Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration
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or Tómbwa (formerly Porto Alexandre). In the Namib Desert can be seen the rare
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is the capital of the province with a population of 250,000 in 2014.
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Impactos da ocupação colonial nas sociedades rurais do sul de Angola
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From 1976 to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner.
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola
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July 2001. p. 22. 951: 949: 896: 894: 892: 736: 724:1969–1970 Rogério de Abreu Amoreira Martins 707:1929–1930 António Augusto de Sequeira Braga 698:1926–1928 António Augusto de Sequeira Braga 674:1912–1914 Henrique Monteiro Corrêa da Silva 599:1877–1878 Francisco Augusto da Costa Cabral 433:(Namibe) (which is subdivided into 4 zones) 1260: 1246: 1233:Province geographical info at geoview.info 620:1889–1889 Ventura Duarte Barros da Fonseca 617:1886–1889 Álvaro António da Costa Ferreira 587:1870–1871 Estanislau de Assunção e Almeida 581:1866–1866 Alexandre de Sousa Alvim Pereira 560:1851–1852 José Herculano Ferreira da Horta 550: 668:1910–1910 António Brandão de Mello Mimoso 656:1904–1905 José Alfredo Ferreira Margarido 258: 1103: 956:Silva, Elisete Marques da (1 May 2003). 946: 889: 650:1902–1903 João Augusto Vieira da Fonseca 632:1895–1896 João de Canto e Castro Antunes 626:1892–1893 Martinho de Queirós Montenegro 611:1880–1880 José Bento Ferreira de Almeida 485: 325:The province of Namibe consists of five 262: 1267: 704:1929 Alcino José Pereira de Vasconcelos 692:1922–1924 Alberto Nunes Freire Quaresma 680:1914–1916 Alfredo de Albuquerque Felner 635:1896–1897 João Manuel Mendonça e Gaivão 623:1889–1892 Luís Bernardino Leitão Xavier 596:1876–1876 José Joaquim Teixeira Beltrão 563:1852–1854 Carlos Botelho de Vasconcelos 126:57,091 km (22,043 sq mi) 1421: 1034:. Time-Life Books. 1991. p. 195. 719:1960–1969 José Luís Henriques de Brito 647:1902–1902 Sebastião Corrêa de Oliveira 638:1897–1897 João Manuel Pereira da Silva 605:1878–1879 Francisco Ferreira do Amaral 474:groups (vaKuval, Ova-Himba) and small 1241: 1215:Official website of province governor 1109: 955: 716:1956–1960 Vasco Falcão Nunes da Ponte 710:1930–1930 José Maria de Seita Machado 653:1903–1904 Viriato Zeferino Passaláqua 629:1893–1895 Júlio José Marques da Costa 593:1876–1876 Francisco Teixeira da Silva 590:1871–1876 Lúcio Albino Pereira Crespo 572:1859–1861 António Joaquim de Castro 566:1854–1854 António do Canto e Castro 13: 866:Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira 14: 1450: 1208: 1130: 728:1970–1971 Agostinho Gomes Pereira 614:1880–1886 Sebastião Nunes da Mata 608:1879–1880 Sebastião Nunes da Mata 602:1878–1878 Sebastião Nunes da Mata 557:1849–1851 António Sérgio de Sousa 320: 1374: 1225:Information on this province at 1116:. Scarecrow Press. p. 181. 850:Rui Luís Falcão Pinto de Andrade 662:1907–1908 António Maria da Silva 578:1863–1866 Fernando da Costa Leal 569:1854–1859 Fernando da Costa Leal 490:The Commercial Port of Moçâmedes 53: 41: 1182: 1165:Africa South of the Sahara 2004 1113:Historical Dictionary of Angola 1110:James, W. Martin (5 May 2011). 842:Isaac Francisco Maria dos Anjos 768:José Ilídio Chilecasse Manjenje 641:1897–1899 Francisco Diogo de Sá 584:1866–1870 Joaquim José da Graça 465: 1192:(in Portuguese). namibe.gov.ao 1048: 1022: 1000: 818:Salomão José Luheto Xirimbimbi 713:1930–1935 José Pereira Sabrosa 689:1919–1922 José Manuel da Costa 683:1916–1918 José Inácio da Silva 659:1905–1907 José Rafael da Cunha 575:1861–1863 João Jacinto Tavares 47:Olive trees in Namibe Province 1: 1008:"IRI Climate Digest May 2001" 882: 826:Álvaro Manuel de Boavida Neto 731:1971–1975 Amândio José Rogado 644:1899–1902 José Maria d'Aguiar 275:, with the second city being 1190:"Histórico dos Governadores" 677:1914 Jose Monteiro de Macedo 105:Josefa Joana Rebeca Cangombe 7: 784:Rafael Sapilinha Sambalanga 546:List of governors of Namibe 368: 10: 1455: 481: 446:Saint Martin of the Tigers 421:Moçâmedes Municipality: – 230: 227:lies within the province. 59:Namibe, province of Angola 1371: 1275: 1140:. Geohive. Archived from 1081:10.1080/08912961003754978 445: 407:Camacuio Municipality: – 180: 161: 151: 143: 135: 130: 122: 117: 109: 101: 93: 88: 76: 64: 52: 40: 31: 24: 834:Cândida Celeste da Silva 793:Fernando Faustino Muteka 737:Post-independence period 810:Joaquim da Silva Matias 760:António Lopes da Câmara 551:Pre-independence period 478:groups (Kwisi, Kwepe). 442:São Martinho dos Tigres 436:Tômbua Municipality: – 389:Bibala Municipality: – 113:José Tchindongo António 686:1918–1919 António Dias 491: 454:Virei Municipality: – 382: 334: 317:have been discovered. 268: 259:Geography and wildlife 147:8.7/km (22/sq mi) 1405:15.19528°S 12.15083°E 934:hdi.globaldatalab.org 695:1924–1926 Artur Silva 489: 282:Welwitschia mirabilis 266: 94: • Governor 1144:on 30 September 2016 858:Carlos da Rocha Cruz 540:Yuri Gagarin Airport 144: • Density 97:Carlos da Rocha Cruz 1434:Provinces of Angola 1410:-15.19528; 12.15083 1401: /  1269:Provinces of Angola 1073:2010HBio...22..175P 752:Amândio José Rogado 354:(Namibe until 2016) 1061:Historical Biology 1010:. 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Index

Province
Olive trees in Namibe Province
Namibe, province of Angola
Country
Angola
Capital
Moçâmedes
ISO 3166 code
HDI
4th
www.namibe.gov.ao
province
Angola
Portuguese rule
Moçâmedes
Iona National Park
Namib Desert
Bero
Giraul River
Huila
Benguela

Moçâmedes
Tômbua
Welwitschia mirabilis
Iona National Park
Lake Arco
Late Cretaceous
sharks
turtles

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