City profile · Angola · Africa
Matala
Huila · Angola
City population
78,000
#61
in Angola
#2
in Huila
#7,389
worldwide
-14.733, 15.035 · 684 km from Luanda
About Matala
Matala is a city in Huila, Angola with a population of 78,000. It is the 61st largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, and the 7,389th largest worldwide. It lies 684 km from Luanda.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Huila
Rank in region
#2of 4
Elevation
1,238 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-14.733, 15.035
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 AngolaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.