Luanda

Summary

Luanda is a city^[1]. Luanda ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,449 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Luanda received the Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword^[3].
• Luanda was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[4].
• Luanda is located in Luanda Province^[5].
• Luanda is in the country of Angola^[6].
• Luanda is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[7].
• Luanda's head of government is recorded as Milca Caquesse^[8].
• Luanda's image is recorded as Luanda feb09 ost01.jpg^[9].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as national capital^[13].
• Luanda's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[14].
• Luanda's flag image is recorded as Flag of Portuguese Luanda.svg^[15].
• Luanda's coat of arms image is recorded as Brasão de Luanda.png^[16].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[17].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houston^[18].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[19].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maputo^[20].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[21].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[22].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Tomé^[23].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro^[24].
• Luanda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170087304^[25].
• Luanda's GND ID is recorded as 4099838-1^[26].
• Luanda's locator map image is recorded as Angola map.png^[27].

Body

Geography

Luanda is in the country of Angola^[6]. Luanda is located in Luanda Province^[5]. Luanda is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Luanda's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+113000000'}^[28]. Luanda's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2165867'}^[30], {'amount': '+2487444'}^[31], {'amount': '+2584000'}^[32], {'amount': '+1500000'}^[33], and {'amount': '+2081000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], port city^[11], big city^[12], and national capital^[13].

History and Context

+1575-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Luanda^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Luanda include Quatro de Fevereiro Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Angola^[38] and 1431 Luanda^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Luanda ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,449 views/month).^[2] Luanda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Luanda is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Luanda include Quatro de Fevereiro Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Angola^[38] and 1431 Luanda^[39], an asteroid^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Luanda receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword^[3].