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Cambambe

Cambambe is a municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the Fortress of Kambambe. The municipality had a population of 90,766 in 2014.

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Cambambe
Municipality
Cambambe
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 09°45′31″S 14°30′44″E / 9.75861°S 14.51222°E / -9.75861; 14.51222
Country Angola
ProvinceCuanza Norte
Population
 (2014 Census)1
 • Total
90,766
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateBSh

Cambambe is a municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola.23 It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the Fortress of Kambambe. The municipality had a population of 90,766 in 2014.1

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References

  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Norte" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006.