Maianga
Sign in to saveMaianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts. The area is one of the older quarters of Luanda and was established before independence. The area is best known for Quatro de Fevereiro Airport and its strong musical culture.
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- Instance of
- municipality of Angola
- Country
- Angola
- Located in
- Luanda Province
- Population
- 598613
- Area
- 26.34
- Image
- View over Luanda 6.JPG
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Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts. The area is one of the older quarters of Luanda and was established before independence. The area is best known for Quatro de Fevereiro Airport and its strong musical culture.
==History== thumb|Informal Settlements in Maianga The name Maianga comes from the word Kimbundu Mazanga which means ponds. Before being urbanized, Maianga was an area known as a place that was routinely submerged by rainwater. The area was attractive to residents on account of the existence of two wells called Maianga do Rei and Maianga do Povo. The wells are located in the neighborhoods of Prenda and Cassenda.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maianga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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