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City profile · Angola · Africa

Lubango

Huila · Angola
City population
600,751
#10
in Angola
#1
in Huila
#932
worldwide
LuandaLubango
-14.917, 13.492 · 677 km from Luanda
City population
600,751
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Angola
#10
of 132 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#932
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Angola
1.5%
of the national population

About Lubango

Holding 1.5% of Angola's national population, this city of 600,751 sits 677 km from Luanda. At 1,760 m elevation, it is the largest of four cities in Huila and ranks tenth among Angola's listed urban centres. Mossamedes, with 255,000 residents, lies 147 km away; Camucuio (66,112) is the nearest significant neighbour at 93 km.

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
#10of 132
LargestSmallest
Position in Huila
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Angola
Region
Huila
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
677 km
to Luanda
Elevation
1,760 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-14.917, 13.492
Record updated
2026-05-08
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.

93KMCamucuio66K people107KMVirei43K people113KMQuipungo23K people147KMMossamedes255K people155KMCaluquembe31K 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. Lubango601K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Lubango 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
Lubango601K

Lubango Population FAQ

What is the population of Lubango?

Lubango has a city population of 600,751. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Lubango?

Lubango is in Huila, Angola, 677 km from the capital, Luanda. Its coordinates are -14.917, 13.492.

How big is Lubango compared with other cities in Angola?

It is the 10th largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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