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Luanica Destination Guide

Discover Luanica in Angola

Luanica in the region of Zaire is a town located in Angola - some 176 mi or ( 283 km ) North of Luanda , the country's capital .

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Local time in Luanica is now 06:58 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Luanda " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Uíge, Ntuco, Toni, Sengue, and Quiquianguele. When in this area, you might want to check out Uíge . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Luanica ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Zaire Province

Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate. M'Banza Kongo, formerly São Salvador, is the capital of the province.

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Located at -6.27 14.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Provinces of Angola, Zaire Province

Mbanza Congo Airport

Mbanza Congo Airport or M'banza Congo Airport is an airport serving Mbanza Congo (also known as M'banza Congo or M'banza-Kongo) in northwestern Angola.

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Located at -6.27 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Airports in Angola

M'banza-Kongo

M'banza-Kongo (known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1975), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province. M'banza Kongo (properly Mbanza Koongo or Kôngo in most acceptable orthographies) was founded some time before the arrival of the Portuguese and was the capital of the dynasty ruling at that time (1483). The site was temporarily abandoned during civil wars in the 17th century. It lies close to Angola's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.27 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Capitals of former nations, Former populated places in Angola, Municipalities of Angola, Populated places in Zaire Province, Provincial capitals in Angola

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