Camabatela
| Camabatela | |||
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 11 ′ S , 15 ° 22 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Angola | ||
| Cuanza Norte | |||
| Município | Ambaca | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-CNO | ||
| Comuna | Ambaca | ||
| Residents | 30,000 (2013) | ||
| founding | 1611 | ||
Camabatela (also Kamabatela ) is a small town in northern Angola .
history
The village of Camabatela was founded in 1611 during the expansion of Portuguese rule into the interior of the Portuguese colony of Angola. In 1934 Camabatela was elevated to a small town ( Vila ).
administration
Camabatela is the seat of the municipality (Comuna) and the district ( Município ) Ambaca in the province of Cuanza Norte . Previously the municipality of Ambaca was named after the city of Camabatela.
sons and daughters of the town
- Anastácio Cahango (* 1937), auxiliary bishop in Luanda
- Joana Lina Ramos Baptista , economist, MPLA MP and confidante of President José Eduardo dos Santos
Web links
- www.camabatelameuamor1.blogspot.de (port.), blog of a former Portuguese resident of Camabatela
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article from July 15, 2013 on the 79th anniversary of the small town survey , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 20, 2014