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Saurimo
Sign in to saveSaurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola. It is the capital of Lunda Sul Province. As of 2014, Saurimo has a population of 393,000 people, which steadily grows as a result of migration.
Key facts
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.name
- Saurimo
- Settlement.other_name
- Henrique de Carvalho
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Angola
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Angola
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lunda Sul Province
- Settlement.established_date
- 1927
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 442437
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1081
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- Population
- 393000
- Elevation
- 1081
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- inception
- 1956-00-00
- name
- Henrique de Carvalho
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- Saurimo
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Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola. It is the capital of Lunda Sul Province. As of 2014, Saurimo has a population of 393,000 people, which steadily grows as a result of migration.
== History == The city was formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, a Portuguese explorer, who visited the region in 1884 and first made contact with the local Lunda people. In 1956, Saurimo was raised to city status.
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