Tômbua

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Tômbua

Total population

187,573

Land area17729 km²

Coordinates-15.80°, 11.85°

Demographic figures from Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Angola). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tômbua, formerly known as Porto Alexandre, is a city and municipality in Angola, in Namibe Province. The municipality has a population of 55,494 and the city has a population of 46,573 in 2014. It is located on the shore of Porto Alexandre, an important harbor on the South Atlantic Ocean for oil production and fishing.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Walter Ferreira

association football player (1942-2006)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

West African Fiddler Crab

Afruca tangeri

Seen 2026-02-20

common reed

Phragmites australis

Seen 2026-02-20

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Seen 2025-04-07

Reticulate Sand Lizard

Meroles reticulatus

Seen 2025-04-07

Greyleaf Heliotrope

Euploca ovalifolia

Seen 2024-12-01

African Angelshark

Squatina africana

Seen 2024-08-29

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Seen 2024-08-29

Onymacris candidipennis

Onymacris candidipennis

Seen 2024-05-11

Mountain Chat

Myrmecocichla monticola

Seen 2011-11-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).