Viana is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the
province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital
Luanda
Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang ...
and has a population of 2,092,439 (2022),
[Citypopulation.de]
Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola including about 6,000 long-term refugees primarily from
Katanga Province
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It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika Province, Tanganyika, Hau ...
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The city was founded on 13 December 1963.
Administrative divisions
The municipality of Viana is made up of three communes:
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Zango
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Calumbo
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Viana
Transportation
Near Viana the new airport of Luanda, the
Angola International Airport
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, will be built by the
Chinese
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**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
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company
China International Fund
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. Because of financial problems the project is on hold.
Viana is served by a station on the northern line of
Angolan Railways (
CFL
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).
It is to become a
dry port
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In addition to their role i ...
.
See also
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Railway stations in Angola
Railway stations in Angola include:
Towns served by rail
North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL)
(Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge)
* Luanda – port – national capital; junction
** Bung ...
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Transport in Angola
Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola:
* the Tripoli-Cape Town Highway
* the Beira-Lobito Highway
Map of Trans-African Highways.PNG, Map of Trans-African Highways.
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References
Municipalities in Luanda
Populated places in Luanda Province
Dry ports
1963 establishments in Angola
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