LUBANGO

formerly S Da Bandeira, city, southwestern Angola, about 100 miles (160 km) east of Namibe (formerly Momedes), to which it is linked by rail. The city was originally established in 1885 as a settlement for colonists from the Madeira Islands. It lies at an elevation of 5,774 feet (1,760 m) in a valley of the Hula Plateau and is surrounded by a scenic park spreading up the mountain slopes. The city, once the major centre of Portuguese settlement in the interior of southern Angola, is built in a Portuguese style of architecture, with a cathedral, commerce hall, industrial hall, and secondary school. Pop. (1984 est.) 104,847.