Cambambe

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Cambambe
Municipality
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Cambambe
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 09°45′31″S14°30′44″E / 9.75861°S 14.51222°E / -9.75861; 14.51222
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Province Cuanza Norte
Population
 (2014 Census) [1]
 • Total90,766
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate BSh

Cambambe is a municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. [2] [3] It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the Fortress of Kambambe. The municipality had a population of 90,766 in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Norte" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006.


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