Muxima

Muxima is a town and commune in the municipality of Quiçama, Icolo e Bengo Province, Angola. The village, located by Kwanza river, was occupied in 1589 by the Portuguese who erected a church and a fortress in 1599. Muxima means "heart" in Kimbundu. It is the site of a Marian shrine. The town is the home of the 16th century Portuguese Fortress of Muxima.

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Place details

Locality: Muxima
Region: Luanda
Country: Angola
Population: 8,166
Timezone: Africa/Luanda

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Muxima
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Muxima pilgrimage.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Our Lady of Conception
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: Icolo e Bengo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Quiçama
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2670
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 8166
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Elevation: 132

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==Church== The church Nossa Senhora da Conceição, more well known as Nossa Senhora da Muxima, was first established in colonial Portuguese Angola in 1599.