Viana, Luanda

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Viana is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital Luanda and has a population of 2,092,439 (2022), [1] including about 6,000 long-term refugees primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The city was founded on 13 December 1963. Because of its proximity to the Luanda, Viana has experienced in recent years a very large increase in population and industry.[ citation needed ]

Administrative divisions

The municipality of Viana is made up of three communes:

Transportation

Near Viana the new airport of Luanda, the Angola International Airport, will be built by the Chinese company China International Fund.[ citation needed ] Because of financial problems the project is on hold.[ citation needed ]

Viana is served by a station on the northern line of Angolan Railways (CFL).

It is to become a dry port. [2]

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References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola
  2. Railways Africa (2015-07-27). "Angolan Railway Serves Dry Port" . Retrieved 2017-07-10.

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