Caála
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Caála is a town and a municipality located 23 km west of the
railroad developer and mining magnate, Sir Robert Williams. The town has a population of 130,000[2] and the municipality a population of 279,792 according to the 2014 census.[1]
History
Vila Robert Williams was the former name of Caála, in the then Portuguese Angola (before 1975). The town of Robert Williams was just west of Nova Lisboa (now Huambo) and was remarkable for huge outcroppings of boulders that jutted from the fields just outside the town. In those outcroppings researchers could find pottery shards, primitive metal smelting pits, and other archeological detritus.
Sports
Caála is home to the local popular soccer club Clube Recreativo da Caála who plays in Angola's top league, the Girabola.
Transport
Caála is served by a station on the
Cuima. There are no airports found within 15 km around Caala, however one airport is within 50 kilometers.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Huambo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
- ^ "Airports within 50 km around Caala - Angola.Places-in-the-world.com". angola.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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