Matala | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Pushpin Map: | Angola |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Angola |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Angola |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Huíla |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 262763 |
Population Urban Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Urban: | 78000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | -14.7333°N 17°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwa |
Matala is a town and a municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola.[3] The municipality had a population of 262,763 in 2014.[4]
Matala is situated along the Kunene River at an elevation of approximately 1300 metres above sea level; the Matala Weir is positioned at this point along the river.[5]
It lies on the southern line of Angolan Railways.