Maquela do Zombo
| Maquela do Zombo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 4 ′ S , 15 ° 6 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Uíge | |||
| Município | Maquela do Zombo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-UIG | ||
| Comuna | Maquela do Zombo | ||
| Residents | 304,000 (2014) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Benji Moko Henrique | ||
Maquela do Zombo is a city and district in Angola .
administration
Maquela do Zombo is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Uíge . The district has around 304,000 inhabitants (2014 estimate). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
The Maquela do Zombo district consists of five municipalities (Comunas):
- Béu
- Cuilo Futa
- Maquela do Zombo
- Quibocolo (also Kibocolo)
- Sacandica
traffic
Maquela do Zombo has an airport with the ICAO code FNMQ.
After the new construction of the 251 km long interurban road Uíge - Quinzala - Damba - Maquela do Zombo, the city again has good road connections to the provincial capital Uíge.
sons and daughters of the town
- Mfulupinga Nlando Victor (1944–2004), politician and university professor, co-founder of the PDR-ANA party
- Kangana Ndiwa (* 1984), Congolese soccer player
Web links
- Profile of Maquela do Zombo County on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article from July 30, 2013 about a round table of the district administration on issues of education, culture and sport in the district , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 24, 2014
- ↑ Article of May 10, 2014 on further training for health workers in the district , state news agency ANGOP, accessed on May 24, 2014
- ↑ Presentation of the road construction project on the website of the engineering company GAUFF (German), accessed on May 24, 2014