Prisão de Massangano
Prisão de Massangano is a ruins in Cuanza Norte Province, Angola. Prisão de Massangano is situated nearby to the police station Posto Policial de Massangano, as well as near the ruins Tribunal Casa de Reclusão.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Massangano Fort is situated 290 metres west of Prisão de Massangano.
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.
Prisão de Massangano
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cuanza Norte Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-9.62853° or 9° 37′ 43″ southLongitude
14.25902° or 14° 15′ 33″ eastOpen location code
6F2P97C5+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 741298758OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Posto Policial de Massangano and Tribunal Casa de Reclusão.
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