Nzagi (Andrada) | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Nzagi (Andrada) Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 07°41′20″S21°21′43″E / 7.68889°S 21.36194°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Lunda Norte Province |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 60,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Nzagi (Andrada) is a town, with a population of 60,000 (2014), [1] and a municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola. [2] [3] [4]
Nzagi (Andrada) is served by Nzagi Airport, a small airport located 3 kilometers southwards.
Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566. Angola's first President, Agostinho Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. The province borders the Democratic Republic of Congo in the northeast and Lunda Sul in the south. The province is rich in gold and diamonds, but remains vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. UNITA used the money generated from the sale of diamonds to fund war efforts. Cuango River valley, the richest diamond area of Angola is located in the province. Mining is done by notable companies like DeBeers and Endiama. The Lunda province whose capital was Saurimo was created by the Portuguese colonial empire on July 13, 1895. It was divided into Lunda-Sul and Lunda-Norte subdivisions through a constitution act in 1978 by the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) government. Iron and manganese mining are also important economic activities. It is well known for its sculptures. The most notable one is The Thinker, a sculpture of a man holding his head. It is rich in terms of flora and fauna.
Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a 2014 census population of 537,587. Saurimo is the provincial capital.
Chitato is a municipality of the province of Lunda Norte, in Angola. The population is 195,136. The municipality consists of the communes Luachimo and Dundo-Chitato.
Dundo, or Dundo-Chitato, is a former mining town, with a population of 177,604 (2014), now a city and the provincial capital of Lunda Norte in Angola. Established in the early part of the 20th century as a planned diamond mining community, Dundo has continued to grow, has its own airport and is now being superseded by a new city, New Dundo.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Angola:
Nzagi Airport is an airport serving Nzagi (Andrada) in the Lunda Norte Province, in northeastern Angola.
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