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City profile · Angola · Africa

Camama

Luanda · Angola
City population
667,094
#6
in Angola
#6
in Luanda
#827
worldwide
LuandaCamama
-8.936, 13.265 · 12 km from Luanda
City population
667,094
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Angola
#6
of 132 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#827
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Angola
1.7%
of the national population

About Camama

Angola's sixth-largest city by population, Camama holds 667,094 residents and accounts for 1.7% of the national total. Situated 12 km from the capital Luanda, it sits within a cluster of major urban centres: Nova Vida (464,985) lies 6 km away, Golfe (655,796) at 8 km, and Talatona (500,000) at 9 km. The city ranks sixth among 22 settlements in the Luanda region.

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
#6of 132
LargestSmallest
Position in Luanda
#6of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Angola
Region
Luanda
Rank in region
#6of 22
Distance to capital
12 km
to Luanda
Elevation
83 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-8.936, 13.265
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.

6KMNova Vida465K people7KMVila Flor256K people8KMGolfe656K people9KMTalatona500K people10KMKilamba238K 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. Camama667K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Camama 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
Camama667K

Camama Population FAQ

What is the population of Camama?

Camama has a city population of 667,094. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Camama?

Camama is in Luanda, Angola, 12 km from the capital, Luanda. Its coordinates are -8.936, 13.265.

How big is Camama compared with other cities in Angola?

It is the 6th largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, holding 1.7% of the national population.

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