Zaire, Angola · Africa
148,000
Population
Africa
Continent
Luanda
Timezone
AO
Country Code
Mbanza Kongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈbɐ̃zɐ], [ĩˈbɐ̃zɐ], [mɨˈβɐ̃zɐ] or [miˈβɐ̃zɐ ˈkõɡu], known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; Kongo: Mbânza Kôngo) is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 221,141 in 2024. Mbanza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo since its foundation before the arrival of the Portuguese in 1483 until the abolition of the kingdom in 1915, aside from a brief period of abandonment during civil wars in the 17th c...
Coordinates
-6.2667°, 14.2383°
Region/State
Zaire
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Country
Angola
Region
Zaire
Timezone
Africa/Luanda
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