Caála | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
)  Caála Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′09″S 15°33′38″E / 12.85250°S 15.56056°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Huambo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,495 sq mi (3,873 km2) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 279,792 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Caála is a town and a municipality located 23 km west of the city of Huambo, in the namesake province in Angola. It was known as Vila Robert Williams while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the famous 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 Benguela Railway and is also the junction for a branch railway to Cuima.
See also
- Sir Robert Williams
- Railway stations in Angola
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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola