Porto Amboim

Porto Amboim is a port town in , with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km2. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km 610 mm narrow gauge railway to , albeit closed in 1987 due to the civil war and to the abandonment of most coffee plantations, the biggest source of revenue from Gabela.
  • Town with about 91,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code PBN
  • Description: city in Angola
  • Also known as
    “Ambonim”
    “Ambouim”
    “Port Amboim”
  • Historically known as
    “Benguela Velha”
    “Benguela-a-Velha”
    “Kissonde”
    “Old Benguela”
    “Quissonde”

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Latitude
-10.7279° or 10° 43′ 41″ south
Longitude
13.7579° or 13° 45′ 28″ east
UN/LOCODE
AO PBN
Open location code
5FXM7QC5+R5
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From Asturian to Zulu—“Porto Amboim” goes by many names.
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安博因港Chinese
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Πόρτο ΑμπόιμGreek
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ポルト・アンボイムJapanese
ポルト・アンボインJapanese
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پورتو امبیمPersian
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Порто-АмбоимRussian
Порту АмбоимRussian
Порту-АмбоинRussian
پورتو امبیمSouth Azerbaijani
پورتو امبیم، آنقولاSouth Azerbaijani
Porto AmboimSwahili
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پورٹو امبوئمUrdu
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Porto AmboimVenetian
Porto AmboimZulu

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