Luanda
| Luanda São Paulo da Assunção de Luanda |
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View of Luanda bay from Ilha de Luanda, June 2008
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 Luanda
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| Coordinates: 8°50′18″S 13°14′4″E / 8.83833°S 13.23444°ECoordinates: 8°50′18″S 13°14′4″E / 8.83833°S 13.23444°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Founded | 1575 |
| Area | |
| • City | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metro | 5,172,900 |
| Time zone | +1 |
Luanda is the capital and the largest city of Angola. Its former name was Loanda. It is a main seaport of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. In 1995, about 3 million people lived there.
It is a center of manufacturing, but very destroyed because of a long civil war.
It was founded by Portuguese in 1575 as São Paulo de Luanda and has been the administrative center of Angola since 1627 (except for 1640–1648). When Angola got independence in 1975, it became the capital of Angola.
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