Luanda

Summary

Luanda is a city^[1]. Luanda ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,145 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 instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Luanda's instance of is recorded as national capital^[12].
• Luanda's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[13].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[14].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houston^[15].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[16].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maputo^[17].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[18].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[19].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Tomé^[20].
• Luanda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro^[21].
• Luanda's Commons category is recorded as Luanda^[22].
• Luanda's patron saint is recorded as Paul the Apostle^[23].
• Luanda's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[24].
• Luanda's local dialing code is recorded as 2^[25].
• 1575 marks the founding of Luanda^[26].
• Luanda's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.838333333333333, 'lon': 13.234444444444444}^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+113000000'}^[28]. Luanda sits at an elevation of {'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^[9], port city^[10], big city^[11], and national capital^[12].

History and Context

1575 marks the founding of Luanda^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Luanda include Quatro de Fevereiro Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Angola^[37] and 1431 Luanda^[38], an asteroid^[39].

Why It Matters

Luanda ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,145 views/month).^[2] Luanda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Luanda is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Luanda include Quatro de Fevereiro Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Angola^[37] and 1431 Luanda^[38], an asteroid^[39].

FAQs

What awards did Luanda receive?

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