Musseques

Squatting in Angola occurs when displaced peoples occupy informal settlements in coastal cities such as the capital . The Government of Angola has been criticized by human rights groups for forcibly evicting squatters and not resettling them.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mário Santiago Field and Embassy of Sweden in Luanda.

Stadium
Campo Mário Santiago is a football stadium in owned by football club Progresso Associação do Sambizanga. Located in the club's home neighborhood of , the 8,000-seat stadium whose rehabilitation began in 1996 with private funding and stopped afterwards for lack of funding, resumed in 2016 under a sponsorship deal with the Fundação Eduardo dos Santos.

Government office
The Embassy of Sweden in was 's diplomatic mission in . The first Swedish ambassador was accredited to Luanda in 1976. The ambassador was also accredited to . is situated 3½ km west of Musseques.

Stadium
Campo de São Paulo is a multi-use located in Bairro dos Congolenses, , . The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people, and previously hosted Girabola matches prior to falling into disuse and disrepair. is situated 3 km southwest of Musseques.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoji Ya Henda and Sambizanga.

Village
is a town and commune of , located in the province of .

Suburb
is one of the six urban districts that make up the , in the , Angola.

Suburb
is a town and commune of , located in the province of .

Musseques

Latitude
-8.81667° or 8° 49′ south
Longitude
13.28333° or 13° 17′ east
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
6F3M57MM+88
Geo­Names ID
2239330
Wiki­data ID
Q3328862
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Musseques” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Musseque
  • Croatian: Musseque
  • Dutch: Musseques
  • French: Musseque
  • German: Musseque
  • Irish: Musseques
  • Polish: Musseques

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