Benguela

Summary

Benguela is a city^[1]. Benguela draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #656 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benguela received the Honorary Member of the Order of the Colonial Empire^[3].
• Benguela was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[4].
• Benguela is located in Benguela^[5].
• Benguela is in the country of Angola^[6].
• Benguela's image is recorded as Igreja Benguela, Angola.jpg^[7].
• Benguela's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Benguela's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Benguela's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[10].
• Benguela's coat of arms image is recorded as Benguela 001.thumb.jpg^[11].
• Benguela's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oeiras^[12].
• Benguela's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131536426^[13].
• Benguela's GND ID is recorded as 4080352-1^[14].
• Benguela's Commons category is recorded as Benguela^[15].
• +1617-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benguela^[16].
• Benguela's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -12.55, 'lon': 13.416666666667}^[17].
• Benguela's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/048jlr^[18].
• Benguela's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benguela^[19].
• Benguela's page banner is recorded as Benguela banner City Hall.jpg^[20].
• Benguela's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX457680^[21].
• Benguela's population is recorded as {'amount': '+561775'}^[22].
• Benguela's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0009135^[23].
• Benguela's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Benguela's capital of is recorded as Benguela Province^[25].
• Benguela's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Benguela^[26].
• Benguela's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'São Felipe de Benguela'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Benguela is in the country of Angola^[6]. Benguela is located in Benguela^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Benguela's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2100'}^[28]. Benguela's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}^[29]. Benguela's population is recorded as {'amount': '+561775'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

+1617-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benguela^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Benguela include Benguela Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Angola^[32].

Why It Matters

Benguela draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #656 of 5,534).^[2] Benguela has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Benguela is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Benguela include Benguela Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Angola^[32].

FAQs

What awards did Benguela receive?

Honors received include Honorary Member of the Order of the Colonial Empire^[3].