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The climate of Moçâmedes is classified as a hot desert climate, but it is subtropical due to the Benguela Current.

Namibe
Angola
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Namibe

Angola

Country
Angola
Population
456.0K
Coordinates
-15.20, 12.15
507th most populous city in the world

Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, and the capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 345,987. Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 1985 and 2016.

From the “Climate” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0