Quilamba Quiaxi

Not to be confused with Quilamba.
Quilamba Quiaxi
Municipality
Sunset over a street in Quilamba Quiaxi
Sunset over a street in Quilamba Quiaxi
Quilamba Quiaxi is located in Angola
Quilamba Quiaxi
Quilamba Quiaxi
Coordinates: 8°50′55″S 13°16′30″E / 8.84861°S 13.27500°E / -8.84861; 13.27500
CountryAngola
ProvinceLuanda
Area
 • Total
64.1 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
750,000
 • Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1:00 (WAT)

Quilamba Quiaxi, also spelled as Kilamba Kiaxi, is a city and one of nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola.[2] In the Kimbundu language the name means Land (Kiaxi) of Kilamba.

According to the population projections of 2018, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics, it has a population of approximately 750,000 inhabitants and a territorial area of 64.1 km2.[1]

Geography

It is limited to the west with the urban district of Maianga, to the north with the urban district of Rangel and the municipality of Cazenga, to the east the municipality of Viana and to the south with the municipality of Talatona. It is only the commune, which is subdivided into the urban districts of Golfe, Golfe II, Palanca, Vila Estoril and Sapú.

In 2011, due to administrative reform, it was classified as Luanda's urban district, but in 2016 it regained the status of municipality.

References

  1. ^ a b Schmitt, Aurelio. (3 February 2018). "Municípios de Angola: Censo 2014 e Estimativa de 2018". Revista Conexão Emancipacionista.[better source needed]
  2. ^ "Bem-vindos to Kilamba Kiaxi, a Huge Uninhabited City in Angola Built with Chinese Money". FotoRoom. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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