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Lobito is a city and a municipality of Benguela Province in Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
. It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway
Benguela railway

The Benguela railway is operated by the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela that connects the Atlantic port of Lobito, Angola, to the eastern bordertown of Luau, Moxico and to the rail networks of south-eastern DR Congo, of Zambia and beyond....
 to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo , is a country in central Africa with a small length of Atlantic coastline. It is the third largest list of African countries in order of geographical area....
. The city is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
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Lobito is a city and a municipality of Benguela Province in Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
. It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway
Benguela railway

The Benguela railway is operated by the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela that connects the Atlantic port of Lobito, Angola, to the eastern bordertown of Luau, Moxico and to the rail networks of south-eastern DR Congo, of Zambia and beyond....
 to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo , is a country in central Africa with a small length of Atlantic coastline. It is the third largest list of African countries in order of geographical area....
. The city is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
. The population is about 153,000. The old council (concelho
Concelho

Concelho is an alternative and traditional name for a municipality in Portugal and its former overseas provinces:*Municipalities of Portugal...
) was created in 1843 by the Portuguese administration
Portuguese West Africa

Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese Empire's territorial expansion in South-West Africa was known across different periods of time....
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See also

  • List of deep water ports
    List of deep water ports

    A deep-water port is any port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the approval of the Panama Canal expansion proposal in October, 2006, this list will need to be significantly revised when the expansion is completed....


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