What is the population of Benguela?
Benguela has a city population of 555,124. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Benguela
Ranking 1004th in the world, this city holds 555,124 people and accounts for 1.4% of Angola's national population. Located 416 km from Luanda, it sits at low elevation near the coast. Nearby cities include Navegantes 2 km away with 240,075 residents and Lobito 28 km distant with 393,079 people.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 12
Elevation
30 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-12.577, 13.403
Record updated
2026-05-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 132 in AngolaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Benguela | 555K |
Benguela Population FAQ
Where is Benguela?
Benguela is in Benguela, Angola, 416 km from the capital, Luanda. Its coordinates are -12.577, 13.403.
How big is Benguela compared with other cities in Angola?
It is the 12th largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, holding 1.4% of the national population.