Massangano
Massangano is a village in Cuanza Norte Province, Angola. Massangano is situated nearby to the hamlet Aldeia Piloto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Massangano Fort.
Massangano Fort
Ruins
Photo: Atospal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória de Massangano, popularly known as Fortress of Massangano is located in the village-commune of Massangano, in the municipality of Cambambe, in the province of Cuanza-Norte, in Angola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massangano.
Massangano
Village
Photo: Atospal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Massangano is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Norte. Its name is sometimes written Masango. It was esblished by the Portuguese in 1582 as Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória to be their base of operations in the interior of modern Angola until the late 17th-century.
Massangano
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Cuanza Norte Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-9.62716° or 9° 37′ 38″ southLongitude
14.25643° or 14° 15′ 23″ eastOpen location code
6F2P97F4+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 489799514OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Massangano” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Massangano”
- French: “Massangano”
- German: “Massangano”
- Italian: “Massangano”
- Polish: “Massangano”
- Portuguese: “Massangano”
- Russian: “Массангано”
- Spanish: “Massangano”
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