Baía Farta
Municipality and town in Benguela Province, Angola
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Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[4] The municipality had a population of 107,841 in 2014.[1]
Baía Farta | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Baía Farta Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 12°36′26″S 13°11′40″E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Benguela Province |
| Area | |
| 6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
| 107,841 | |
| • Density | 15.71/km2 (40.68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 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 |
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