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Gabela
Kwanza Sul, Angola · Africa
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Gabela sits on the route: 10 minutes from Boa Entrada.
Gabela is in Kwanza Sul, Angola, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Boa Entrada, about 6 km away.
Gabela is a town, with a population of 116,903 (2014), and a commune, named Gabela Sede, in the municipality of Amboim, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of that municipality. The area of the commune comprises 459 km2 with a population of 184,723. It was founded as N'Guebela on September 28, 1907.
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the town, some areas of the Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands with its unique plants and animals are still to be found. The Gabela akalat (Sheppardia gabela), a species of bird, was first recorded here by scientists and subsequently named after the town, as were the Gabela helmet-shrike (Prionops gabela) and Gabela bush-shrike (Laniarius amboimensis); these endangered species are only found in the uplands near Gabela.
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Gabela is in Kwanza Sul, Angola, about 6 km from Boa Entrada.
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- Population
- 116,903
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Angola
- Region
- Kwanza Sul
- Timezone
- Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates
- -10.8515, 14.3799
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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