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Explore Soyo in Angola

Soyo in the region of Zaire with its 67,491 inhabitants is a place in Angola - some 196 mi or ( 315 km ) North of Luanda , the country's capital city .

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Time in Soyo is now 04:50 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Luanda " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Porto Rico, Pangala, Mbanza Congo, Malanje, and Luanda. Since you are here already, consider visiting Porto Rico . Where to go and what to see in Soyo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Soyo

Soyo (formerly known as Santo António do Zaire) is a city located in the province of Zaire in Angola, at the mouth of the Congo river. Soyo recently became the largest oil-producing region in the country, with an estimate of 1,200,000 barrels per day .

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Located at -6.13 12.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Angola, Populated places in Zaire Province

Soyo Airport

Soyo Airport is an airport serving Soyo in Angola.

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Located at -6.14 12.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airports in Angola

Congo River

The Congo River (in the past also known as the Zaire River) is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of 220 m . It is the third largest river in the world by volume of water discharged. Additionally, its overall length of 4,700 km makes it the ninth longest river. The Congo gets its name from the ancient Kingdom of Kongo which inhabited the lands at the mouth of the river.

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Located at -6.08 12.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Border rivers, Congo River, Congo drainage basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border, International rivers of Africa, Physiographic sections, Rivers of Angola, Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rivers of the Republic of the Congo

Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Banana is a small seaport in Bas-Congo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast. The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth, separated from the ocean by a spit of land 3 km long and 100 to 400 m wide. The port is located on the creek side of the spit, which shelters it from the ocean. It is about 8 km south-east of Muanda and connected by a paved road running along the coast.

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Located at -6.02 12.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bas-Congo, Port cities in Africa

Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Moanda or Muanda is a town and territory lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the mouth of the Congo River. It is situated in Bas-Congo Province, and has a population of 50,000. The town has an airport, IATA Code FZAG, is known for its beaches, and has a few limited tourist facilities, but tourism is incidental to the main economic activities of the town.

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Located at -5.93 12.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Communities on the Congo River, Populated places in Bas-Congo

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Soyo

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