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Malanje
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Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.17% growth. It is located east of Angola's capital Luanda. Near it are the spectacular Calandula waterfalls, the rock formations of Pungo Andongo, and the Capanda Dam. The climate is mainly humid, with average temperatures between and rainfall in the rainy season (October to April).
Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola with a population of over 455,000, and it is one of Africa's fastest-growing cities, projected to grow at 5.17% annually between 2020 and 2025. The city matters as a significant regional hub in Angola and serves as a gateway to notable natural attractions including the Calandula waterfalls, the Pungo Andongo rock formations, and the Capanda Dam.
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Place details
- Locality
- Malanje
- Region
- Malanje
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 455,000
- Timezone
- Africa/Luanda
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
- PM2.5
- 26.1 µg/m³
- PM10
- 26.4 µg/m³
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Malanje
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Malanje Angoala, Rua poinero Zeca.JPG
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Angola
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Angola
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Malanje Province
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2215
- Settlement.population_as_of
- mid 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 604215
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1155
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Angola
- Located in
- Malanje Province
- Population
- 569474
- Area
- 2422
- Elevation
- 1134
- Capital of
- Malanje Province
- Image
- Malanje centro 2011-08 IMG1321.jpg
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- inception
- 1885-00-00
- Commons category
- Malanje
- topic's main category
- Category:Malanje
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Malanje
- P12749
- real-time computing
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Portuguese rule
- After independence from Portugal
- Climate
- Landmarks
- Transportation
- Airport
- Railway
- See also
- References
Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.17% growth. It is located east of Angola's capital Luanda. Near it are the spectacular Calandula waterfalls, the rock formations of Pungo Andongo, and the Capanda Dam. The climate is mainly humid, with average temperatures between and rainfall in the rainy season (October to April).
==History==
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