Maianga

Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts.

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Type: Suburb with 728,000 residents
Description: municipality of Luanda province, Angola
Address: Luanda

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luanda International Airport and Fortress of São Miguel.

Luanda International Airport

Aerodrome

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Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, is the old international airport of Luanda, in Angola. It is located in the southern part of the city, situated in the Luanda Province.

Fortress of São Miguel

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Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in 1576 in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh.

Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola

Museum

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The Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola is located in the Ingombota District of the city of Luanda, Angola. Established in 1938, it is the only museum of natural history in Angola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luanda and Samba.

Luanda

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Luanda, the capital of Angola, is on the Atlantic coast. Its current renaissance is an inspiring success story. Decades of conflict, which only ended in 2002, had long held Angola back.