Wp/wlx/Luanda
| Inception | 1575  |
|---|---|
| Official name | Luanda |
| Native label | Luanda |
| Demonym | Luandais, Luandaise |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Country | Angola |
| Capital of | Angola |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Luanda Province |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinate location | 8°50′18″S 13°14′4″E |
| Head of government | Milca Caquesse |
| Member of | União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas |
| Award received | Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword |
| History of topic | timeline of Luanda |
| Patron saint | Paul the Apostle |
| Local dialing code | 2 |
Luanda (/luˈændə/ meŋ naŋ e /-ˈɑːn-/ Portuguese: [luˈɐ̃dɐ]) e la kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko Angola. O eɛ Angola's primary port, o e la major industrial, cultural ane urban zie. Naŋ be Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda e la Angola's administrative zie, o eɛ chief seaport, kyɛ meŋ la e kapital ko Luanda Province.
Metropolitan Luanda
[edit | edit source]| Name | Area in
km2 |
Population
Census 2014 |
Population
Estimate 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belas | 1,046 | 1,071,046 | 1,271,854 |
| Cacuaco | 312 | 1,077,438 | 1,279,488 |
| Cazenga | 37 | 880,639 | 1,045,722 |
| Luanda (city) | 116 | 2,165,867 | 2,571,861 |
| Viana | 693 | 1,600,594 | 1,900,688 |
| Totals | 2,204 | 6,795,584 | 8,069,613 |
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Luanda (1961–1990, extremes 1879–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.9
(93.0) |
34.1
(93.4) |
37.2
(99.0) |
36.1
(97.0) |
36.1
(97.0) |
35.0
(95.0) |
28.9
(84.0) |
28.3
(82.9) |
31.0
(87.8) |
31.2
(88.2) |
36.1
(97.0) |
33.6
(92.5) |
37.2
(99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5
(85.1) |
30.5
(86.9) |
30.7
(87.3) |
30.2
(86.4) |
28.8
(83.8) |
25.7
(78.3) |
23.9
(75.0) |
24.0
(75.2) |
25.4
(77.7) |
26.8
(80.2) |
28.4
(83.1) |
28.6
(83.5) |
27.7
(81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7
(80.1) |
28.5
(83.3) |
28.6
(83.5) |
28.2
(82.8) |
27.0
(80.6) |
23.9
(75.0) |
22.1
(71.8) |
22.1
(71.8) |
23.5
(74.3) |
25.2
(77.4) |
26.7
(80.1) |
26.9
(80.4) |
25.8
(78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.9
(75.0) |
24.7
(76.5) |
24.6
(76.3) |
24.3
(75.7) |
23.3
(73.9) |
20.3
(68.5) |
18.7
(65.7) |
18.8
(65.8) |
20.2
(68.4) |
22.0
(71.6) |
23.3
(73.9) |
23.5
(74.3) |
22.3
(72.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.0
(64.4) |
16.1
(61.0) |
20.0
(68.0) |
17.8
(64.0) |
17.8
(64.0) |
12.8
(55.0) |
11.0
(51.8) |
12.2
(54.0) |
15.0
(59.0) |
17.8
(64.0) |
17.2
(63.0) |
17.8
(64.0) |
11.0
(51.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 30
(1.2) |
36
(1.4) |
114
(4.5) |
136
(5.4) |
16
(0.6) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
1
(0.0) |
2
(0.1) |
7
(0.3) |
32
(1.3) |
31
(1.2) |
405
(16) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 53 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.0 | 203.4 | 207.7 | 192.0 | 229.4 | 207.0 | 167.4 | 148.8 | 150.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 201.5 | 2,277.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | |||||||||||||
Saakonnoŋ
[edit | edit source]A paaloŋ taa la museums yaga sere, teseŋ:
- National Museum of Anthropology
- National Museum of Natural History
- Museum of the Armed Forces
- National Museum of Slavery
Other monuments in the city 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
Sakuuri Yeltare
[edit | edit source]Sommenne Sakue:
- Escola Portuguesa de Luanda
- Colégio Português de Luanda
- Colégio São Francisco de Assis
- Luanda International School
- English School Community of Luanda
Taseɛre Sakue
[edit | edit source]Univɛnitiri:
- 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
[edit | edit source]Twin towns – Sister cities
[edit | edit source]Template:Wp/wlx/More citations needed section Luanda is twinned with:
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Houston, United States
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon São Paulo, Brazil
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Lisbon, Portugal
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Oaxaca, Mexico
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Praia, Cape Verde
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Beira, Mozambique
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Windhoek, Namibia
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Beijing, China
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Macau, Macau
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Maputo, Mozambique
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Tahoua, Niger
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Cairo, Egypt
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Porto, Portugal
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Huambo, Angola
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Toulon, France
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Asunción, Paraguay
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Cape Town, South Africa
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