Matala

Matala is a town and a municipality in the province of , . The municipality had a population of 262,763 in 2014. Matala is situated along the Kunene River at an elevation of approximately 1300 metres above sea level; the Matala Weir is positioned at this point along the river.
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  • Type: Town with 335,000 residents
  • Description: municipality of Angola
  • Also known as: Matala, Angola

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matala Hydroelectric Power Station.

Power station
The Matala Power Station is a hydroelectric power station across the Kunene River, in , that has installed generation capacity of 40 MW. The power station came online in 1954.

Matala

Latitude
-14.7384° or 14° 44′ 18″ south
Longitude
15.0289° or 15° 1′ 44″ east
Population
335,000
Elevation
1,238 metres (4,062 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AO MTL
Open location code
5FQQ726H+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7212015471
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3347424
Wiki­data ID
Q1016739
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zulu—“Matala” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Matala
  • Catalan: Matala
  • Cebuano: Município Matala
  • Chinese: 馬塔拉
  • Czech: Matala
  • Dagbani: Matala
  • Dutch: Matala
  • Finnish: Aldeia da Matala
  • Finnish: Matala
  • French: Matala
  • German: Matala
  • Greek: Ματάλα
  • Italian: Matala
  • Malay: Matala, Angola
  • Malay: Matala
  • Persian: متلا، آنگولا
  • Persian: متلا
  • Polish: Matala
  • Portuguese: Matala
  • Russian: Матала
  • Spanish: Matala
  • Swahili: Matala, Angola
  • Swahili: Matala
  • Swedish: Município Matala
  • Ukrainian: Матала
  • Uzbek: Matala
  • Zulu: Matala, Angola
  • Zulu: Matala

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Highlights include Polidesportivo and Tribunal de Comarca do Município da Matala.

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