Benguela

Benguela is a city and municipality, capital of the Benguela province, in western Angola, composed only of the main commune, which is organized into six zones.

It borders the municipality of Catumbela to the north, the municipalities of Bocoio and Caimbambo to the east, the municipality of Baía Farta to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

The term "Benguela" is believed to be of Umbundu origin, rooted in the terms "venga" or "mbenga," from the verb "okuvenga" or "okuvengela," which in Portuguese means "to soil, cloud, or soil," a meaning associated with the water of the Catumbela River; it can also mean "dark or opaque," related to the dense forest that previously surrounded the Bay of Cows.

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Cine Monumental - It was built during the 1950s, with a design by the architect Fernando Batalha. It was inaugurated on June 10, 1952, with a screening of the film Teresa Venerdi, by Vittorio de Sica. Initially, it was planned to have a capacity of over 1300 people: 884 seats in the stalls, 416 in the balcony, 16 boxes and nine private boxes.

Largo de Africa Garden

Benguela Municipal Administration

Benguela Municipal Administration Garden

BNA Building

Church of the People - In the three-hundred-year-old city of São Filipe de Benguela, the Church of Our Lady of the People was the only temple that witnessed the impiety of the times and the abandonment of the faithful. Others that were erected here either crumbled under the premature decrepitude of precarious materials or were dismantled by the pickaxe of men insensitive to the spiritual outbursts of faith and the aesthetic emotions of architecture.

Pioneer Square;

Portuguese Consulate Benguela;

Populo Straight;

Morena Beach - Morena Beach is located in Angola, in the province of Benguela, city of Benguela. It is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the best known beaches in Angola. It is very popular because it is located close to the city compared to others, and is also very visited for its beauty and well-preserved infrastructure. It is the greatest symbol of the city of Benguela, and one of Benguela's postcards. You can still see a shipwrecked man struggling to stay afloat on what remains of the old wooden pontoons.

Governor's Palace;

National Museum of Archaeology; Fair Square;

Aircraft Carrier;

Craft Shops;

Kalunga;

Kalunga Roundabout;

Tennis Court;

National Radio Benguela Building;

Red Cross Roundabout; Cathedral It was exactly 58 years ago, in 1967, that the Benguela Cathedral (seat of the Nossa Senhora de Fátima parish) began to take shape. It is located a few meters from the old temple dedicated to the same Catholic figure, which was on the other side of the avenue.

National Union of Angolan Workers;

Post Office; Municipal Fruit Market; Largo da Peça -