City Details: Luanda
A few alternate names for Luanda are: LAD, Loanda, Louanda, Louanta, Luand, Luanda, Luandae, Luando, Lwanda, Lúanda
Luanda is the capital and 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 Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2020 the population reached more than 8.3 million inhabitants.
General Information
- Official Name: Angola
- Common Name: Angola
- Population: 2776168
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.83682, 13.23432
- Country Code: AGO
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Luanda
- 1. Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (LAD), distance from city center: 2.42 km
- 2. Porto Amboim Airport (PBN), distance from city center: 217.55 km
- 3. Uige Airport (UGO), distance from city center: 240.37 km
Location of Luanda
Country Details
- Country: Angola
- Official Name: Republic of Angola
- Capital: Luanda
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Middle Africa
- Population: 32,866,268
- Area: 1,246,700 km²
- Languages: Portuguese
- Currency: Angolan kwanza (Kz)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Zambia
- Namibia
Museums in Luanda, Angola
Museu da Moeda
Nossa Senhora da Muxima - Museu Nacional de Historia Natural
Museu Nacional de Antropologia
Avenida Lino Dias, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8136° S, 13.2278° E
Palácio de Ferro
Major Kanhangulo, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8122° S, 13.2357° E
Museu Nacional de História Militar
Avenida Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8092° S, 13.2234° E
Museu de Ciência e Tecnologia
Rua Simão Masc, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8098° S, 13.2247° E
Museu das Telecomunicações
Avenida Kandende, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8181° S, 13.2711° E
Casa Museu Óscar Ribas
Comandante Eurico, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8153° S, 13.2444° E
Museu de Geologia Facuan
4 de Fevereiro Avenue, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8090° S, 13.2374° E
Museu da Força Aérea
Rua 21 de Janeiro, Luanda, Angola
Coordinates: 8.8487° S, 13.2281° E