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City profile · Angola · Africa

Calumbo

Bengo · Angola
City population
652,270
#8
in Angola
#1
in Bengo
#853
worldwide
LuandaCalumbo
-9.147, 13.419 · 40 km from Luanda
City population
652,270
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Angola
#8
of 132 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#853
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Angola
1.7%
of the national population

About Calumbo

At 15 m above sea level, Calumbo holds a population of 652,270 and accounts for 1.7% of Angola's total. The city stands 40 km from Luanda and ranks eighth among Angola's listed cities. It is the largest of 14 cities in Bengo region, surrounded by several populous neighbours: Viana lies 27 km away with 865,863 residents, Mulenvos 32 km distant with 882,014, and Camama 29 km away with 667,094.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Angola
#8of 132
LargestSmallest
Position in Bengo
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Angola
Region
Bengo
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
40 km
to Luanda
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-9.147, 13.419
Record updated
2026-05-12
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 Angola

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

15KMZango199K people22KMVila Flor256K people27KMViana866K people29KMCamama667K people32KMMulenvos882K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Calumbo652K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Calumbo compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Calumbo652K

Calumbo Population FAQ

What is the population of Calumbo?

Calumbo has a city population of 652,270. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Calumbo?

Calumbo is in Bengo, Angola, 40 km from the capital, Luanda. Its coordinates are -9.147, 13.419.

How big is Calumbo compared with other cities in Angola?

It is the 8th largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, holding 1.7% of the national population.

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