Porto Amboim

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Porto Amboim
Porto Amboim (Angola)
Porto Amboim
Porto Amboim
Coordinates 10 ° 44 ′  S , 13 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 10 ° 44 ′  S , 13 ° 46 ′  E
Basic data
Country Angola

province

Cuanza Sul
Município Porto Amboim
ISO 3166-2 AO-CUS
Comuna Porto Amboim
surface 4370 km²
Residents 120,000 (2014)
density 27.5  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor José do Espirito Santo

Porto Amboim is a port city in Angola . It is located in the west of the country in the province of Cuanza Sul and has 120,000 inhabitants.

administration

Porto Amboim is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Cuanza Sul . The district covers 4370 km² with around 120,000 inhabitants (2014 census).

Two municipalities (Comunas) make up the Porto Amboim district:

Public facilities

Instituto Superior Politécnico de Porto Amboim (ISUP) - the Polytechnic is a private body of public interest, the creation of which was approved by Presidential Decree No. 168/12 of July 24, 2012. The training focuses on engineering (electronics, computer science, telecommunications and civil engineering) as well as law, business administration and financial accounting. It is the only university in Porto Amboim.

traffic

Porto Amboim is one of eight Angolan port cities and the starting point of the 600 mm- gauge Amboim Railway to Gabela (closed in 1987). The place has an international airport ( IATA code PBN). The country's most important north-south connection, the national road 100, runs through Porto Amboim. This has been expanded and is currently being renewed.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Viriato Francisco Clemente da Cruz (March 25, 1928 - June 13, 1973), politician and writer
  • Diamantino Pedro Azevedo (* 1963), civil engineer, Minister for Mineral Resources and Petroleum since 2017
  • Aldo Geraldo Manuel Monteiro ( Kadú , * 1994), football player

Web links

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