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Catabola Facts

Area	2363.0 km²
Population	110,183
Male Population	51,546 (46.8%)
Female Population	58,637 (53.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+54.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-25.0%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,673 (2022)
Area Codes	248
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-12.15000, 17.28333

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Catabola Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	71,207	122,965	146,992	111,887	110,183	96,152	81,235
Population Density	30.1 / km²	52 / km²	62.2 / km²	47.3 / km²	46.6 / km²	40.7 / km²	34.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Catabola Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 25% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Catabola	+54.7%	-10.4%	-25%
Bié Province	—	—	—
Angola	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Catabola Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Catabola	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Bié Province	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Angola	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Catabola Population Density

Population Density: 46.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Catabola	110,183	2,363 km²	46.6 / km²
Bié Province	1.3 million	72,154.2 km²	17.4 / km²
Angola	24.8 million	1,247,144.5 km²	19.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Catabola Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Catabola Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,255	$3,207	$3,038	$4,433	$4,790	$5,469	$4,719	$4,673
Total GDP	$370.1M	$409.5M	$423.7M	$659.1M	$677.9M	$677.7M	$498.1M	$468.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Catabola CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Catabola	95,121 tn	0.86 tn	40.3 tons/km²
Bié Province	1,086,959 tn	0.86 tn	15.1 tons/km²
Angola	21,454,743 tn	0.86 tn	17.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Catabola CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	95,121 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	40.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Catabola

Catabola is a town and municipality in Bié Province in central Angola. It is located 52.5 kilometres (32.6 mi) by road northeast of Kuito, on the road to Camacupa.

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