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Ingombota
Ingombota is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital city of Angola. Ingombota is home to the central business district of Luanda, Angola. The economic, political and symbolic center of the city and the nation, it is Luanda's oldest district. The district is home to most of Luanda's prominent hotels and office towers. Etymology The word Ingombota originates from Kimbundu, while existing two theories as to its origin. One saying Ingombota comes from the words ''joint'' and ''ingombo kuta'', meaning ''place where there are abundant quiabos''. Another possibility would be to join the words ''Ngombo kuta'' and ''meaning a refuge for outlaws'' (possibly slaves), giving rise to the word ''Ngombota'', in Portuguese to Ingombota. Orientation Ingombota has 9.6 square kilometers (3.7 square miles) and about 370,000 inhabitants. The district is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, Sambizanga to the north, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museu Nacional De História Natural De Angola
The Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola (National Museum of Natural History of Angola) is located in the Ingombota District of the city of Luanda, Angola. It is the largest and only Museum of Natural History in Angola and one of a collection of museums in Luanda. History The museum was established in 1938 as the Museu de Angola, and was originally housed in the Fortress of São Miguel, initially with departments of Ethnography, History, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Economics and Art. A library and colonial history Colonial or The Colonial may refer to: * Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology) Architecture * American colonial architecture * French Colonial * Spanish Colonial architecture Automobiles * Colonial (1920 aut ... archive was added. In 1956, the museum collection moved to its current 3-story building in Ingombota. It is located in the center of Ingombota across the street from the now demolished Kinaxixi Market. Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of The Armed Forces (Angola)
The Museum of the Armed Forces ( pt, Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor airplanes, combat vehicles, and diverse arms and artifacts used during the Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974), the South African Border War (1966-1991), and the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). The museum also contains statuary which ornamented the avenues and plazas of colonial Luanda, which were removed after independence. These include the statue of Diogo Cão, the first European to set foot in Angola, of Paulo Dias de Novais, founder of the city of São Paulo da Assunção de Luanda, of Vasco da Gama, and of famous Portuguese poet Luís de Camões, among others. The museum grounds and outdoor exhibits, long in a delipidated state, underwent an extensive restoration project at some point between 1997 and 2013. List of Exhibits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangel (Angola)
Rangel is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital of Angola. The Rangel District is one of the older and more urbanized in Metropolitan Luanda. The district has an area of 6.2 square kilometers. The district is best known as the home of Americo Boavida University Hospital as well as several large sporting facilities including Pavilhão da Cidadela, Pavilhão Anexo and Pavilhão Anexo II. Orientation At last count in 2006, Rangel was believed to have a population of 261,000. Rangel is bordered to the west by the municipalities of Ingombota, to the north by Sambizanga, to the east by Cazenga and the south by the municipalities Kilamba Kiaxi and Maianga. Rangel consists 12 distinctive neighborhoods. Americo Boavida University Hospital is located in Rangel. The hospital was founded in 1958 and is an important teaching hospital and regional medical center for Luanda. Avenue Deolinda Rodrigues runs along the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja De Jesus (Luanda)
The Igreja de Jesus, also Igreja dos Jesuítas, is a landmark in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola, adjacent to the Presidential Palace in the ''cidade alta'' neighborhood. It is the former church of the Jesuit college established in the city in the early 17th century. It has a fine baroque façade and a richly decorated interior. History In the 1580s, Portuguese governor Paulo Dias de Novais donated the land on which the church stands to the Society of Jesus, on a site then known as ''Praça da Feira'' (Market Square). The church's construction started in 1607 or 1612 and lasted until 1636. From 1641 to 1648, Luanda was occupied by the Dutch Republic and the church was used as an assembly hall while the nearby Jesuit college hosted the governor's residence. Luanda was retaken by Portuguese administrator Salvador de Sá in 1648 and the Jesuits recovered their properties. Following Portugal's suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1759, the church rapidly fell into disrepai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja Da Nossa Senhora Do Cabo (Luanda)
Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Cabo is a church in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. It is the oldest church in the city of Luanda, founded in 1575 by Portuguese traders, who dedicated it to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. After the reconquest of territory from the Dutch in 1648, reconstruction of the church started, and when completed in 1669 it was given its current name. In 1854, it became a parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, .... The stone church is characterized by having a secular cross and an elegant side tower. References Municipalities in Luanda Roman Catholic churches in Luanda Roman Catholic churches completed in 1575 1575 establishments in Africa 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Angola {{Africa-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanda Island
Ilha do Cabo ( en, Cape Island) typically known as Ilha de Luanda ( en, Island of Luanda) is a Spit (landform), spit off the shore of Luanda, the capital of Angola, a country on the continents' southwestern coast. It consists of a low sandy strip formed by sedimentation. In administrative terms, the peninsula belongs to the municipality of Ingombota in the Luanda Province. History When Paulo Dias de Novais, a Portugal, Portuguese navigator, arrived here in 1575 with several hundred soldiers and settlers, the island was inhabited by the Axi-lwanda, a subgroup of the Northern Mbundu people, Ambundu people which was tributary to the Kongo Empire. The island was an important location to collect zimbo, the shells that constituted the currency of the Kongo king before the arrival of the Portuguese. The Portuguese settled here for a while, gaining control of the currency, before they decided to establish themselves on the mainland, opposite the island. They started to use the name of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilha De Luanda
Ilha do Cabo ( en, Cape Island) typically known as Ilha de Luanda ( en, Island of Luanda) is a spit off the shore of Luanda, the capital of Angola, a country on the continents' southwestern coast. It consists of a low sandy strip formed by sedimentation. In administrative terms, the peninsula belongs to the municipality of Ingombota in the Luanda Province. History When Paulo Dias de Novais, a Portuguese navigator, arrived here in 1575 with several hundred soldiers and settlers, the island was inhabited by the Axi-lwanda, a subgroup of the Ambundu people which was tributary to the Kongo Empire. The island was an important location to collect zimbo, the shells that constituted the currency of the Kongo king before the arrival of the Portuguese. The Portuguese settled here for a while, gaining control of the currency, before they decided to establish themselves on the mainland, opposite the island. They started to use the name of the African inhabitants as a name for the island an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortress Of São Miguel
Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh. History São Miguel fort was built in 1576 by Paulo Dias de Novais. It became the administrative center of the colony in 1627 and was a major outlet for slave traffic to Brazil. The fort was for many years a self-contained town protected by thick walls encrusted with cannons. Inside the fort, elaborate ceramic tiles tell the story of Angola from early years, and in the courtyard are large, imposing statues of Portugal's first king, the first European to reach Angola, Diogo Cão, renowned explorer Vasco da Gama and other notables. Until 1975, the fortress served as the headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Armed Forces The Portuguese Armed Forces ( pt, Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museu Nacional De Antropologia (Angola)
The Museu Nacional de Antropologia (National Museum of Anthropology) is an anthropological museum in the Ingombota District of the city of Luanda, Angola. Founded on 13 November 1976, it is a cultural and scientific institution, dedicated to the collection, research, conservation, presentation and dissemination of the Angolan cultural heritage. Collections and activities The museum consists of 14 rooms spread over two floors which house over 6000 historical cultural objects, including farm implements, hunting and fishing items, iron foundry, pottery, jewelry, musical instruments, women's rights memorabilia and photographs of the Khoisan people. Various traditional musical instruments are displayed, and visitors can hear a demonstration of the use of the marimba. Other major attractions of the museum are its rustic furnace for melting iron, and its room of the masks, featuring the symbols of the rituals of the Bantu people. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maianga
Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts. The area is one of the older quarters of Luanda and was established before independence. The area is best known for Quatro de Fevereiro Airport and its strong musical culture. History The name Maianga comes from the word Kimbundu Mazanga which means ponds. Before being urbanized, Maianga was an area known as a place that was routinely submerged by rainwater. The area was attractive to residents on account of the existence of two wells called Maianga do Rei and Maianga do Povo. The wells are located in the neighborhoods of Prenda and Cassenda. The northern part of Maianga is an extension of the colonial center of Luanda. The neighborhoods in the northern part of Maianga are formally built and set on paved streets with city services. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Luanda
The port of Luanda is an Angolan port located in the city of Luanda, the national capital, in the province of Luanda. It is connected to the city center of Luanda and the district of Ingombota. It is located in the Luanda Bay, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the island of Luanda. The port belongs to the Angolan government, which is responsible for its administration through the public company Porto de Luanda E.P.. This company was established to administer the license for terminals for loading and unloading, in addition to the passenger terminal. Together with the ports of Lobito (Benguela), Moçamedes ( Namibe), Soyo (Zaire) and Cabinda ( Cabinda), it forms the largest port complexes in the country. It is the largest port in the country, in addition to being the main import and export terminal for long-haul cargo in the nation. The port is the outlet point of the Luanda railway, which carries cargo from the city of Malanje in the Malanje Province. Another import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanda Municipality
The Municipality of Luanda is one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, Angola. It covers roughly 116 km2 (second smallest in the province) and includes Ilha de Luanda. The population was 2,194,747 at the 2014 census and is projected to be 2,571,861 in 2019 per Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Administrative divisions The municipality of Luanda is made up of six urban districts: * Ingombota * Rangel * Maianga * Angola Quiluanje * Samba * Sambizanga Sambizanga is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, Angola. Overview Sambizanga has a 14.5 km² area and about 244,000 inhabitants. Limited to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, ... References Municipalities in Luanda Populated places in Luanda Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
