Mossamedes
Mossamedes is a regional capital in Angola with a population of about 255,000.
AngolaCity🏆 #27 most populated in Angola🕐 Africa/Luanda
Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, and the capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 345,987. Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 1985 and 2016. Moçâmedes has a cool dry climate and desert vegetation, because it is near the Namib Desert.
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About Mossamedes
| Country | Angola |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 13 |
| Population | 255,000 |
| Local currency | AOA |
| Coordinates | -15.1961, 12.1522 |
| Time zone | Africa/Luanda |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 717 km · Luanda |
| Population (Angola) | #27 most populated in Angola |
| Where on Earth | 15°11′46″S · 12°9′8″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,692 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,327 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Nampula (Mozambique) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 15.20, -167.85 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 5,430 km |
| São Paulo | 6,197 km |
| Dubai | 6,481 km |
| Paris | 7,188 km |
| London | 7,512 km |
| Moscow | 8,242 km |