Bibala was founded on February 1, 1912.
Bibala is a city and municipality in the province of Namibe, in Angola.
The municipality has 7,612 km² and around 57 thousand inhabitants. It is limited to the north by the municipality of Camucuio, to the east by the municipalities of Quilengues, Cacula, Lubango and Humpata, to the south by the municipality of Virei, and to the west by the municipality of Moçâmedes.
The municipality is made up of the headquarters commune, corresponding to the city of Bibala, and the communes of Caitou, Capangombe and Lola.
History
The town was founded on February 1, 1912 as a workers' camp that served as support for the construction of the Moçâmedes Railway.
On June 21, 1918, the civil district was created; it was elevated to a municipality on December 13, 1965.
It kept the name "Vila Arriaga" from its foundation until 1975, when it began to be called Bibala.
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