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Angola
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Central Angola is a region of Angola that comprises the provinces of Benguela, Kwanza Sul, Huambo, and Bié. Most of the region is occupied by the central highlands, known in Portuguese as the Planalto Central. The escarpment at the western edge of the plateau drops to the coastal plains in Benguela.
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Benguela is a city in Central Angola.
Huambo is a city in Central Angola, and capital of the Huambo Province. It is one of the largest provincial cities in Angola, comparable in size with Lubango and Lobito/Benguela.
Lobito is a city of 436,000 people (2018) on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Benguela Province, Angola.
Sumbe is a coastal city of 314,000 people (2018) in Central Angola. It was called Novo Redondo intil 1975.
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