Benguela is Angola’s second economic centre and the western terminus of the Lobito Corridor — the cross-continental railway connecting the DRC’s copperbelt to the Atlantic. The Port of Lobito is the region’s strategic logistics hub and is at the centre of the multi-billion-dollar G7-backed corridor investment programme.
At a glance
| Capital | Benguela |
| Region | Coastal |
| Area | 39,827 km² |
| Population | 2,231,385 (INE) |