Luanda

Luanda (/luˈændə, -ˈɑːn-/, Portuguese: [luˈɐ̃dɐ]) be de capital den largest city of Angola. Ebe Angola ein primary port, den esan be ein major industrial, cultural den urban centre. E dey locate for Angola ein northern Atlantic coast, Luanda be Angola ein administrative centre, ein chief seaport, wey e sanso be de capital of de Luanda Province. Luanda den ein metropolitan area be de most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city for de world insyd den de most populous Lusophone city outsyd Brazil, wey get over 8.3 million inhabitants insyd 2020 (third of Angola ein population).

Na dem rank Luanda as one of de most expensive cities insyd de world for expatriates. De inhabitants of Luanda be mostly members of de ethnic Ambundu people. For recent decades of de 21st century insyd, de number of ethnic Bakongo den Ovimbundu sanso increase. Ethnic Europeans be mainly Portuguese.

Na Luanda be de main host city for de matches of de 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Geography
Human geography
Dem divide Luanda into two parts, de Baixa de Luanda (lower Luanda, de old city) den de Cidade Alta (upper city anaa de fresh part). De Baixa de Luanda dey situate next to de port, wey e get narrow streets den old colonial buildings.MBRO%20de%202010.pdf Streets of Luanda from the Luanda Provincial Government website new pictures from Luanda City (Portuguese) However, fresh constructions now cover large areas beyond dese traditional limits, den a number of previously independent nuclei — like Viana — na dem incorporate dem into de city.

Metropolitan Luanda
Until 2011, de former Luanda Province comprise wat now dey form five municipalities. Insyd 2011 na dem enlarge de Province by de addition of two additional municipalities dem transfer from Bengo Province, namely Icolo e Bengo, den Quiçama. Wey dey exclude dese additions, de five municipalities dey comprise Greater Luanda:

 Name   Area in  km2  PopulationCensus2014 PopulationEstimate2019Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Belas 1,0461,071,0461,271,854 Cacuaco 3121,077,4381,279,488 Cazenga 37880,6391,045,722 Luanda (city) 1162,165,8672,571,861 Viana 6931,600,5941,900,688 Totals 2,2046,795,5848,069,613

Dem create two fresh municipalities within Greater Luanda since 2017: Talatona den Kilamba-Kiaxi

Districts
Dem divide de city of Luanda insyd six urban districts: Ingombota, Angola Quiluanje, Maianga, Rangel, Samba den Sambizanga.

Climate

Demographics
 Year Population 1970 (Census)  475,328 2014 (Census)  6,760,439 2018 (Projection)  7,774,200
De inhabitants of Luanda be primarily members of African ethnic groups, mainly Ambundu, Ovimbundu, den Bakongo. De official den de most widely used language be Portuguese, although dem sanso dey use several Bantu languages, chiefly Kimbundu, Umbundu, den Kikongo.thumb|right|N. Sra. da Nazaré Church, b. 1664

 Places of worship 
Among de places of worship, several be predominantly Christian churches den congregations:Britannica,Angola Archived 2019-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, britannica.com, USA, accessed on July 7, 2019
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda (Catholic Church)
Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola (World Communion of Reformed Churches)
Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola (World Communion of Reformed Churches)
Baptist Convention of Angola (Baptist World Alliance)
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Assemblies of God
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Culture
De city be home to numerous museums, wey dey include:
National Museum of Anthropology
National Museum of Natural History
Museum of the Armed Forces
National Museum of Slavery

Oda monuments insyd de city dey include:
Palácio de Ferro
Fortress of São Miguel
Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo
Luanda Cathedral
Igreja de Jesus
Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Cabo
Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Arquivo Histórico Nacional 

Education
International schools:
 Escola Portuguesa de Luanda
 Colégio Português de Luanda
 Colégio São Francisco de Assis
 Luanda International School
 English School Community of Luanda

Higher education
Universities:
 Agostinho Neto University
 Lusíada University
 Catholic University of Angola
 Technical University of Angola
 Methodist University of Angola
 Private University of Angola
 Jean Piaget University of Angola
 University of Luanda
 Universidade Indepedente de Angola
 Higher Institute of Education Sciences of the Luanda

International relations
Twin towns – Sisto cities
Dem twin Luanda plus:

  Houston, United States
 São Paulo, BrazilLei Municipal de São Paulo 14471 de 2007 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine WikiSource (insyd Portuguese)
 Lisbon, Portugal
  Oaxaca, Mexico

Praia, Cape Verde
Beira, Mozambique
Windhoek, Namibia
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Beijing, China
Macau, Macau
Maputo, Mozambique
Tahoua, Niger
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cairo, Egypt
Porto, Portugal
Huambo, Angola
Toulon, France
Asunción, Paraguay
Cape Town, South Africa

 References 

 External links 

 Portal da Cidade de Luanda
 www.cidadeluanda.com - Luanda, city map, History, Photos
Category:Luanda
Category:Capitals insyd Africa
Category:Municipalities of Angola
Category:Populated coastal places insyd Angola
Category:Populated places dem establish insyd 1576
Category:Populated places insyd Luanda Province
Category:Port cities den towns insyd Angola
Category:Provincial capitals insyd Angola
Category:1576 establishments insyd de Portuguese Empire
Category:1576 establishments insyd Africa
Category:Cities insyd Angola