Luanda Municipality

The Municipality of Luanda is one of the nine municipalities that make up the , Angola. It covers roughly 116 km2 and includes .
Wikipedia
  • Type: municipality of Angola
  • Description: municipality of Angola
  • Also known as: “Concelho de Luanda” and “Concelho Luanda”
  • Historically known as: “Loanda”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Angola Catholic University (UCA) and Saint Paul Field.

College
The Catholic University of Angola is a Catholic institution in 's capital of . On 7 August 1992, the government of Angola allowed the Angolan Catholic Church to establish its own university.

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.

Pitch
is a stadium in , Angola. It is used mostly for football matches, while sometimes hosting cultural events, including musical concerts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luanda and Hoji Ya Henda.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the capital of , 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.

Village
is a town and commune of , located in the province of . is situated 5 km northeast of Luanda Municipality.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the , 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. is situated 5 km northwest of Luanda Municipality.

Luanda Municipality

Latitude
-8.8471° or 8° 50′ 50″ south
Longitude
13.2715° or 13° 16′ 17″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
6F3M573C+5H
Geo­Names ID
2240445
Wiki­data ID
Q14633813
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Satellite Map

Discover Luanda Municipality from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“Luanda Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Luanda Municipality”
  • Dutch: “Luanda Municipality”
  • French: “Luanda”
  • Italian: “municipalità di Luanda”
  • Luxembourgish: “Luanda”
  • Swedish: “Luanda Municipality”
  • Swedish: “Município Luanda”
  • Uzbek: “Luanda Munitsipalitet”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Luanda”
  • Zulu: “Luanda Municipality”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quilamba Quiaxi and Golfe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muceques and Agostinho Neto University Law School.

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