Country Angola Climate Aw Local time Monday 12:03 AM Province Benguela Province | Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Area 5,512 km² Population 163,714 (2013) | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola. Its administrative capital is Tchissandji.
Map of Bocoio, Angola
It is located in the northeast side of the province, 106 km from the capital city, 75 km west of the railway city of Lobito and 75 km east of the municipality of Balombo.
The town used to be called Vila Sousa Lara during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr. Fernando, the first chefe do posto (town council chief) to be appointed.
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Bocoio Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA