Gabela is a town, with a population of 116,903 (2014),[3] and a commune, named Gabela Sede, in the municipality of Amboim, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of that municipality.

The area of the commune comprises 459 km2 with a population of 184,723.

[4][5] Around the town, some areas of the Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands with its unique plants and animals are still to be found.

Gabela used to have a mine with a 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway to Porto Amboim.

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