Moçâmedes

It has a population of 335,892 inhabitants and a territorial area of 8,916 km², making it the most populous municipality in the province.
The first name of the place was "Chitoto Chobatua" (hole of the birds), given by the mucubais to a village of fishermen, shepherds and hunters that existed in Namibe Bay, in the 15th century (15).
In 1485, the place It started to be called "Mossungo - Bitoto", and; on July 10, 1645, it was renamed "Angra dos Negros" (or Enseada dos Negros), a name given by Francisco de Souto-Maior, during the reconquest of Angola, possibly due to the shipment of slaves made in that bay.

Only in 1785, during an expedition to monitor the condition of the village of Angra dos Negros, it was named by lieutenant colonel Eusébio Pinheiro Furtado "Baía de Mossâmedes" in honor of José de Almeida e Vasconcelos, Baron of Mossâmedes.
The expedition, carried out by Pinheiro Furtado and Gregório José Mendes, found that the village of Mossâmedes, owned by Herero-Mucuba fishermen, was disorganized and practically abandoned. The municipality of Moçâmedes is limited to the north by the municipality of Baía Farta (province of Benguela), to the east by the municipalities of Camucuio, Bibala and Virei, to the south by the municipality of Tômbua and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate

The municipal territory of Mozambique is included in the hot desert climate. Despite the desert climate, at least on the municipal coast, the Benguela current changes this reality.
The average temperature in the city of Moçâmedes is 23 °C, with low temperatures in the dry season and high temperatures in the cacimbo season. The months of March and May are where rain occurs most frequently.
June and July are the coldest months, with occasional frosts. The hottest months are December, January and February, where the temperature ranges from 8 °C to 32 °C.

The city's main cultural-religious events are the "Pilgrimage to the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Quipola" and the "Sea Festival", which are promoted by the government of Namibe and the Diocese of Namibe. The first always takes place on December 8, while the second takes place in March. The Moçâmedes waterfront transforms into a concert area during the Mar festivals, where more than 100,000 people occupy the waterfront to see local, national and international musicians perform.