Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[3] Its administrative capital is Tchissandji. The municipality had a population of 164,685 in 2014.[1]
It is located in the northeast side of the province, 106 km from the capital city, 75 km west of the railway city of Lobito and 75 km east of the municipality of Balombo.
The town used to be called Vila Sousa Lara during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr. Fernando, the first chefe do posto (town council chief) to be appointed.[4]
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^ ab(PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
^"City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
^ (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 28 Apr 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 21 Mar 2016.
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bocoio, municipality, townflaglocation, angolacoordinates, 150country, angolaprovincebenguela, provincearea, municipality, town2, population, 2014, census, municipality, town164, density77, urban, 000time, zoneutc, climateaw, town, municipality, benguela, prov. 12 27 S 14 09 E 12 450 S 14 150 E 12 450 14 150 BocoioMunicipality and townFlagBocoioLocation in AngolaCoordinates 12 27 S 14 09 E 12 450 S 14 150 E 12 450 14 150Country AngolaProvinceBenguela ProvinceArea Municipality and town2 145 sq mi 5 556 km2 Population 2014 Census 1 Municipality and town164 685 Density77 sq mi 30 km2 Urban 2 35 000Time zoneUTC 1 WAT ClimateAw Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola 3 Its administrative capital is Tchissandji The municipality had a population of 164 685 in 2014 1 It is located in the northeast side of the province 106 km from the capital city 75 km west of the railway city of Lobito and 75 km east of the municipality of Balombo The town used to be called Vila Sousa Lara during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr Fernando the first chefe do posto town council chief to be appointed 4 References edit a b Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da Populacao e Habitacao 2014 Provincia de Benguela PDF Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Republica de Angola Archived from the original PDF on 1 November 2020 Retrieved 3 May 2020 Citypopulation de Population of cities amp urban localities in Angola City councils of Angola Statoids Retrieved April 7 2009 Conheca por Imagens a Vila do Bocoio na Provincia de Benguela in Portuguese ANGOP com 28 Apr 2013 Archived from the original on 2 June 2018 Retrieved 21 Mar 2016 nbsp This Angola location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bocoio amp oldid 1180719749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
