Tômbwa

Tômbua
Municipality and town
Tômbua

Location in Angola

Coordinates: 15°48′S 11°51′E / 15.800°S 11.850°E / -15.800; 11.850Coordinates: 15°48′S 11°51′E / 15.800°S 11.850°E / -15.800; 11.850
Country  Angola
Province Namibe
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Climate BWh

Tômbwa[1][2] (also known as Tombwa,[3][4] Tombwe or Porto Alexandre) is a city and municipality in Namibe Province, Angola.

It is an important port on the South Atlantic Ocean for oil production and fishing. The port had refrigeration facilities installed with European Union assistance at the Tombwe canning factory.[5]

References

  1. "Namibe: Municípios". Info-Angola. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  2. Angola Statistics: Namibe. GeoHive. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Angola. Instituto Nacional de Segurança Social, Angola.
  3. "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 Feb 2006.
  4. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  5. Economic Report on Angola by the South African government


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