Kilamba Kiaxi
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Kilamba Kiaxi is one of nine municipalities which make up the metropolitan region of Angola's capital Luanda
. It belongs to Luanda (province)
, Angola
.
Kilamba Kiaxi has 64.1 square kilometers and about 234,000 inhabitants. In the west it borders Maianga, to the east it borders the municipalities of Cazenga
, Rangel
and the town of Viana
. In the south to the town of Samba
. It includes the municipalities Neves Bendinha, Golf, Palanca, Havemos de voltar, Vila Estoril and Camama.
In the Kimbundu
language the name means Land (Kiaxi) of Kilamba.
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
. It belongs to Luanda (province)
Luanda (province)
Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km² and a population of 1,823,282 in 2006. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Municipalities in Luanda Province include Cacuaco, Viana, Cazenga, Ingombota, Kilamba Kiaxi, Maianga, Rangel, Samba and Sambizanga.-External...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
Kilamba Kiaxi has 64.1 square kilometers and about 234,000 inhabitants. In the west it borders Maianga, to the east it borders the municipalities of Cazenga
Cazenga
Cazenga is a municipality in Luanda Province, Angola. It has a population of 425 000 inhabitants. It is also divided into three communes, namely Tala-Hady, Cazenga-Popular and Hoji-ya-Henda.- References :...
, Rangel
Rangel (Angola)
Rangel is one of nine municipalities, which form the metropolitan area of the Angolan capital of Luanda, in the Luanda Province.Rangel has an area of 6.2 square kilometres and about 261 000 inhabitants . It is bordered to the west by the municipalities of Ingombota, north by Sambizanga, the east...
and the town of Viana
Viana, Angola
Viana is a suburb of Luanda, Angola, in Luanda Province. It is home to about 6,000 long-term refugees, primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Viana is about a 90 minute drive from downtown Luanda...
. In the south to the town of Samba
Samba, Angola
Samba is a municipality in Luanda Province, Angola....
. It includes the municipalities Neves Bendinha, Golf, Palanca, Havemos de voltar, Vila Estoril and Camama.
In the Kimbundu
Kimbundu
North Mbundu, or Kimbundu, one of two Bantu languages called Mbundu is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages in Angola, concentrated in the north-west of the country, notably in the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province and the Malanje Province...
language the name means Land (Kiaxi) of Kilamba.