- Angola
Other uses Angola disambiguation pp move indef Infobox country native name Rep blica de Angola pt icon conventional long name Republic of Angola common name Angola image flag DO NOT ADD the proposed flag ... alt coat symbol type Insignia national motto national anthem Angola Avante Angola Avante Spaces 2 small Portuguese language Portuguese br Forward Angola small royal anthem motto other symbol type other symbol image map Location Angola AU Africa.svg alt map map caption image map2 alt map2 map caption2 ... Angolan government type Presidential system Presidential republic leader title1 President of Angola ...&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr1.x 36&pr1.y 11 title Angola publisher International ... Angola , officially the Republic of Angola lang pt Rep blica de Angola , IPA pt publika ... of the Congo . Angola was a Portuguese West Africa Portuguese overseas territory from the 16th century to 1975. After independence, Angola was the scene of an intense Angolan Civil War civil war from ... 2009 ref History Main History of Angola Early migrations Khoisan hunter gatherer s are some of the earliest ... in parts of southern Angola to the present day. The Bantu came from the north, probably from somewhere near the present day Cameroon Republic of Cameroon . When they reached what is now Angola, they encountered ... on different ethnic characteristics. The BaKongo Monarchy kingdoms of Angola established trade routes ... across the Kongo River. ref name The Story of Africa Portuguese rule Main Colonial history of Angola Portuguese West Africa The geographical areas now designated as Angola first became subject ... modern Gabon in the north to the Kwanza River in the south. Angola became a link in European trade with India ... along the coastal strip of current day Angola, which relied on Slavery in Angola slave trade , commerce ... number of black slaves to Europeans and their African agents. For example, in what is now Angola, the Imbangala ... forming the Portuguese colony of Angola. Taking advantage of the Portuguese Restoration War , the Netherlands ... more details
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- Samba, Angola
Samba is a municipality in Luanda province Luanda Province , Angola . Municipalities of Angola coord 8 50 12 S 13 13 33 E region AO LUA type adm1st source kolossus dewiki display title Category Luanda Province de Samba Angola es Samba Angola it Samba Angola pt Samba Angola ... more details
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- Angola (disambiguation)
Angola generally refers to a country in south central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. See also Angola Portugal for the history of the territory under Portuguese control. It may also refer to Places in the United States Angola, Indiana Angola, Kansas Angola, New York Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, Louisiana Other uses Capoeira Angola , a style of the Afro Brazilian martial art Capoeira Angola Book of Mormon , a city in the Book of Mormon disambig als Angola Begriffskl rung de Angola Begriffskl rung es Angola desambiguaci n fa fr Angola homonymie nl Angola doorverwijspagina pl Angola ujednoznacznienie pt Angola desambigua o sl Angola razlo itev ... more details
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- Outline of Angola
double image right Flag of Angola.svg 188 Coat of arms of Angola.svg 102 The Flag of Angola The Coat of arms of Angola Image LocationAngola.svg thumb The location of Angola Image Angola Map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Angola See also Index of Angola related articles The Republic of Angola lang pt Rep blica de Angola , IPA pt publik d l pron lang kg Repubilika ya ... geos ao.html title Angola work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Angola borders Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Angola was a Portuguese colony from the 16th century to 1975 ... 4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola s treasury in the 2000s. In August 2006, a peace ... Angola mant m presen a militar refor ada em Cabinda , UOL.com.br 4th June 2008 ref About 65 of Angola ... to Angola TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Angola map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Angola International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Angola Official English country name The Republic of Angola Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native ... of Angola International rankings of Angola ISO country codes AO, AGO, 024 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 AO Internet country code top level domain .ao Geography of Angola Image Angola Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Angola Main Geography of Angola Angola is a country Location ... West Africa Time UTC 01 Extreme points of Angola High Morro de M co convert 2620 m ft 0 abbr on Low ... Population of Angola 12,531,357 people List of countries by population 59th most populous country Area of Angola 1,246,700 km sup 2 sup List of countries and outlying territories by total area 23rd largest country commons Atlas of Angola Atlas of Angola Environment of Angola Image Angola Blue Marble.png thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Angola Image L15zebras.jpg thumb Plains Zebra Main ... more details
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- Television in Angola
Television in Angola was Timeline of the introduction of television in countries introduced in 1973 . The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Angola. Main channels class wikitable Name Owner Type Launched Televis o P blica de Angola TPA 1 Government of Angola Public owned 1975 Televis o P blica de Angola TPA 2 Government of Angola Public owned 2000 Zimbo TV Zimbo O Pais Private Bom Deus Igreja Fraternidade Evang lica de Pentecostes na frica em Angola Private Other channels class wikitable Name Programming Type Launched Televis o P blica de Angola TPA Internacional Government of Angola Public owned 2008 See also Lists of television channels Africa topic Television in Category Television in Angola Category Angola related lists Television pt Televis o em Angola ... more details
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- Quixinge, Angola
orphan date June 2010 Quixinge is a town in Angola Transport It is served by an extension of a branch railway of the northern railway. See also Railway stations in Angola References reflist coord 09 52 S 14 23 E region AO type city display title Category Populated places in Angola Angola geo stub ... more details
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- Cabiri, Angola
Cabiri is a town in northwestern Angola . Transport It has a terminal station of a branch line of the northern railway on the national railway system. See also Railway stations in Angola References reflist coord 08 54 55 S 13 40 09 E display title Angola geo stub Category Populated places in Angola ... more details
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- Forestry in Angola
update date November 2010 About 18.4 of Angola is classified as forest and woodland. Angola s large timber resources include the great Maiombe tropical rain forest in Cabinda province Cabinda . In addition, eucalyptus , pine , and cypress plantations cover 140,000 hectares 346,000 acres . In 2003, roundwood production was estimated at 4,518,000 cu m, and exports amounted to 1,000 cu m. See also Agriculture in Angola Economy of Angola References reflist Africa topic Forestry in forestry by country DEFAULTSORT Forestry In Angola Category Economy of Angola Category Forestry by country Angola Category Forestry in Africa Angola ... more details
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- Polygamy in Angola
LROP Despite the fact that polygamy is officially illegal in Angola , the practice is known to be widely socially acceptable and very prevalent among the Angolan population. Many women live polygamously due to the shortage of men since the civil war. ref http genderindex.org country angola Angola Family Code ref Angola does not recognize polygamous marriages under civil law or customary law. References reflist Angola stub Africa topic Polygamy in Category Polygamy by country Angola Category Angolan society ... more details
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- Belize, Angola
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage name Belize settlement type Municipalities of Angola Municipality and town pushpin map Angola pushpin label position right pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Angola latd 04 latm 39 lats latNS S longd 12 longm 46 longs longEW E coordinates type region AO type city coordinates display yes subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Angola subdivision type1 Provinces of Angola Province subdivision name1 Cabinda Province timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 Belize is a town and Municipalities of Angola municipality in Cabinda Province in Angola . ref cite web url http www.statoids.com yao.html title City councils of Angola publisher Statoids accessdate April 7, 2009 ref References Reflist Angola geo stub Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category Cabinda Province es Belice Angola it Belize Angola nl Belize Angola pt Belize Cabinda ... more details
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- Banga, Angola
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage name Banga settlement type Municipalities of Angola Municipality and town pushpin map Angola pushpin label position right pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Angola latd 08 latm 44 lats latNS S longd 15 longm 10 longs longEW E coordinates type region AO type city coordinates display yes subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Angola subdivision type1 Provinces of Angola Province subdivision name1 Cuanza Norte Province Cuanza Norte timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 Banga is a town and Municipalities of Angola municipality in the Cuanza Norte Province of Angola . ref cite web url http www.statoids.com yao.html title City councils of Angola publisher Statoids accessdate 7 Apr 2009 ref References Reflist Angola geo stub Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category Cuanza Norte Province es Banga it Banga Angola pt Banga Angola ... more details
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- Cela, Angola
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage name Cela settlement type Municipalities of Angola Municipality pushpin map Angola pushpin label position right pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Angola latd 11 latm 21 lats 30 latNS S longd 15 longm 07 longs 10 longEW E coordinates type region AO type city coordinates display yes subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Angola subdivision type1 Provinces of Angola Province subdivision name1 Cuanza Sul Province Cuanza Sul area total km2 5525 population est 147896 pop est as of 2006 population density km2 26.8 timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 Cela is a munic pio municipalities of Angola municipality in the provinces of Angola province of Cuanza Sul Province Cuanza Sul Kwanza Sul in Angola . ref pt icon cite web url http www.info angola.ao index.php?option com content&task blogcategory&id 345&Itemid 380 title Kuanza Sul Munic pios publisher Info Angola accessdate 27 Feb 2010 ref It covers an area of convert 5525 km and its estimated population as of 2006 is 147,896 inhabitants. ref cite web url http www.geohive.com cntry angola.aspx?levels Kuanza 20Sul title Angola Statistics Kuanza Sul publisher GeoHive accessdate 27 Feb 2010 quote Source Instituto Nacional de Estat stica, Angola. Instituto Nacional de Seguran a Social, Angola ref Cela is bordered to the north by the municipality of Quibala , to the east by the municipality of Andulo , to the south by the municipalities of Bailundo and Cassongue , and to the west by the municipalities of Seles, Angola Seles and Ebo, Angola Ebo . The municipality contains the comunas communes of Angola communes of Waku Kungo , Quissanga Kungo and Sanga, Algeria Sanga . The municipal seat is Waku Kungo. References reflist Angola geo stub Municipalities of Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Angola Category Cuanza Sul Province es Waku Kungo it Cela Angola pt Cela Angola ... more details
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- Angola Telecom
Infobox Company company name Angola Telecom company logo Image ANGOLA TELECOM LOGO.png company type company slogan Um Toque Amigo foundation 1992 location flagicon ANG Luanda , Angola key people num employees revenue industry Telecommunications products Telecommuncations services br Internet service provider Internet services homepage http www.angolatelecom.com Angola Telecom is a telecommunications and Internet service provider of Angola . Subsidiaries of Angola Telecom include Movicel , offering mobile phone service and Movinet , offering internet access ELTAngola , Empresa de Listas Telefonicas de Angola, an online telephone directory Multitel , a portal offering a wide range of internet services TVCabo , offering on line television programming. MSTelcom is a competitor of Angola Telecom. External links http www.angolatelecom.com Angola Telecom http www.movicel.com Movicel http www.eltangola.com ELTAngola http www.multitel.co.ao Multitel http www.tvcabo.co.ao TVCabo Category Telecommunications companies of Angola Angola stub fr Angola Telecom pt Angola Telecom ... more details
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- Protestantism in Angola
The existence of Protestants in Angola dates back to the late 19th century and in some places predates Portugal Portuguese colonial missionaries. Many of the nationalist independence leaders were raised as Protestants, including Jonas Savimbi . An estimated 10 20 of Angolans were Protestant as of the late 1980s. The government of Angola recognizes 11 Protestant denominations Assembly of God , Baptist Convention of Angola , Baptist Evangelical Church of Angola , Congregational Evangelical Church of Angola , Evangelical Church of Angola , Evangelical Church of South West Angola , Our Lord Jesus Christ Church in the World Kimbanguist , Reformed Evangelical Church of Angola , Seventh day Adventist Church 306,569 members ref http www.adventistatlas.org viewCountry.asp?CtryCode AO Adventist Atlas ref Union of Evangelical Churches of Angola United Methodist Church External links http atheism.about.com library world AJ bl AngolaChristianity.htm Christianity in Angola atheism.about.com References Africa in topic Protestantism in reflist Category Protestantism by country Angola Category Christianity in Angola Angola stub Christianity stub de Evangelisch Lutherische Kirche Angolas ... more details
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- Ganda, Angola
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage name Ganda settlement type Municipalities of Angola Municipality and town pushpin map Angola pushpin label position right pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Angola latd 13 latm 01 lats latNS S longd 14 longm 38 longs longEW E coordinates type region AO type city coordinates display yes subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Angola subdivision type1 Provinces of Angola Province subdivision name1 Benguela Province timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 Ganda is a town and Municipalities of Angola municipality in Benguela Province in Angola . ref cite web url http www.statoids.com yao.html title City councils of Angola publisher Statoids accessdate April 7, 2009 ref It lies on the central line of Benguela Railway Angolan Railways where there is a junction. References Reflist Angola geo stub Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category Benguela Province es Ganda it Ganda Angola pt Ganda ... more details
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- Sacomar, Angola
Sacomar is a railway town in southern Angola . Transport It is the location of marshalling yards associated with the nearby port of Namibe . See also Railway stations in Angola Transport in Angola References Reflist External links http maps.msn.com 28ocvvqij3nwssiu45b4s12brz 29 map.aspx?lats1 15.126667&lons1 12.153611&alts1 1®n1 2 MSN Map coord 15 07 36 S 12 09 13 E display title Angola geo stub Category Populated places in Angola ... more details
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- Viana, Angola
Viana is a suburb of Luanda , Angola , in Luanda Province . It is home to about 6,000 long term refugees , primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Viana is about a 90 minute drive from downtown Luanda. It is home to the Est dio do Santos , a 17,000 seat stadium built in 2003 that is used primarily for soccer football matches . Transport Viana is served by a station on the northern line of Luanda Railway Angolan Railways . It is to become a dry port . ref http www.railwaysafrica.com blog 2010 12 angolan railway serves dry port ref See also Transport in Angola References reflist External links http maps.msn.com 28xn402pb3ho3x4t55rnqgoz3g 29 map.aspx?lats1 8.9025&lons1 13.372222&alts1 14®n1 2 MSN Map coord 08 54 09 S 13 22 20 E region AO type city display title Category Populated places in Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category Luanda Province Category Dry ports Angola geo stub Municipalities of Angola de Viana Angola es Viana Angola fr Viana Angola it Viana Angola oc Viana Ang la pt Viana Angola ro Viana, Angola ... more details
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- Zombo, Angola
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage name Zombo other name settlement type Municipalities of Angola Municipality image map mapsize map caption pushpin map Angola pushpin label position right pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin map caption Location in Angola latd 09 latm 06 lats latNS S longd 15 longm 33 longs longEW E coordinates type region AO type city coordinates display yes subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Angola subdivision type1 Provinces of Angola Province subdivision name1 U ge Province area total km2 12046 population est 29905 pop est as of 2006 population density km2 2.5 timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 Zombo is a town and Municipalities of Angola municipality in U ge Province in Angola . ref cite web url http www.statoids.com yao.html title City councils of Angola publisher Statoids accessdate April 9, 2009 ref References Reflist Municipalities of Angola Category Populated places in Angola Category Municipalities of Angola Category U ge Province Angola geo stub pt Zombo ... more details
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- Gabala (Angola)
Lead too short date September 2009 Gabala is a town in Angola . Gabala has a mine which was connected by a 610mm narrow gauge railway to a port at Gunza . Source http unjobs.org duty stations angola cuanza sul porto amboim See also Transport in Angola Railways Transport in Angola References Reflist External links Coord 10 55 00 S 14 25 00 E display title region AO type city source GNS enwiki http maps.msn.com 28b5uyqx55ysdzxirznk3ugw45 29 map.aspx?lats1 10.916667&lons1 14.416667&alts1 14®n1 2 MSN Map Category Populated places in Angola Angola geo stub ... more details
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- President of Angola
Politics of Angola The President is both head of state and head of government in Angola . While the President appoints a Prime Minister of Angola Prime Minister , Executive government executive authority usually belongs to the President. The position of President dates from Angola s independence from Portugal . Agostinho Neto held the position when his Marxist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA won control of the country from the Portuguese. When Neto died in 1979, Jos Eduardo dos Santos succeeded him. Under Dos Santos s leadership, Angola became a multi party democracy. The most recent elections, held in 1992, reelected Dos Santos with 49 of the votes. Dos Santos s opponent, Jonas Savimbi of the National Union for Total Independence of Angola UNITA party, claimed that the elections were fraudulent. In January 2010 the National Assembly of Angola National Assembly approved ... of Prime Minister of Angola Prime Minister , the responsibilities of which will pass to the vice president. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 8472127.stm Angola abolishes presidential polls in new constitution BBC News, 21 January 2010 ref List of Presidents of Angola 1975 Present main List of heads of state of Angola References reflist Angola topics AngolanPresidents Heads of state and government of African states Category Government of Angola Category Lists of presidents Angola Category Presidents of Angola Category Angola related lists Presidents am ast Presidente d Angola bg ca President d Angola da Angolas pr sidenter et Angola riigipeade loend el es Presidente de Angola fr Liste des pr sidents de la R publique d Angola id Daftar Presiden Angola it Presidente dell Angola ka sw Orodha ya Marais wa Angola lt S ra as Angolos prezidentai ms Presiden Angola ja pl Prezydenci Angoli pt Anexo Lista de presidentes de Angola ru sv Lista ver Angolas presidenter zh ... more details
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- Islam in Angola
islam by country Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000 90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. ref http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2008 108352.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2008 Amgola ref The Association of the Development of Islam in Angola is the primary proselytizing organization. Muslim Angolans are represented by the Supreme Council of Angolan Muslims of Luanda . ref name customs Oyebade, Adebayo O. Culture And Customs of Angola , 2006. Pages 45 46. ref References Reflist External links http www.afemam.org article.php?id article 86 Afemam http www.mathaba.net news ?x 536928 Appeal to Muslims for Islamic Propagation in Angola Africa in topic Islam in DEFAULTSORT Islam In Angola Category Islam by country Angola Category Religion in Angola Angola stub Islam country stub ar id Islam di Angola ms Islam di Angola pt Isl o em Angola ru ... more details
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- 1712 Angola
Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Angola symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer C. Jackson discovery site Johannesburg discovered May 28, 1935 designations yes mp name 1712 alt names 1935 KC named after Angola mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.6365193 perihelion 2.7089739 semimajor eccentricity 0.1461739 period 2064.1986420 avg speed inclination 19.33377 asc node 237.87691 mean anomaly 315.89186 arg peri 18.53558 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo 0.0600 temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 9.80 1712 Angola 1935 KC is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on May 28, 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1712 Angola JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1712 Angola Minor planets navigator 1711 Sandrine 1713 Bancilhon Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Angola Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Discoveries by Cyril V. Jackson Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1935 Beltasteroid stub ca 1712 Angola de 1712 Angola es 1712 Angola eo 1712 Angolo fa it 1712 Angola la 1712 Angola hu 1712 Angola ja nn 1712 Angola pl 1712 Angola pt 1712 Angola sk 1712 Angola sr 1712 tl 1712 Angola ... more details
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- Funda, Angola
orphan date June 2010 Funda is a town in Angola to the east of the capital, Luanda . Transport It is served by a station on a branch railway of the Luanda Railway . See also Railway stations in Angola References reflist External links coord 08 50 31 S 13 33 07 E region AO type city display title http maps.msn.com 28vta3h545vv11rayfpqgoq045 29 map.aspx?lats1 8.841944&lons1 13.551944&alts1 14®n1 2 MSN Map Category Populated places in Angola Angola geo stub ... more details
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- Luinha, Angola
orphan date June 2010 Luinha is a town in northern Angola Transport It is served by a station on the Luanda Railway . There is a junction to a branchline to the south. See also Railway stations in Angola References Reflist External links coord 09 12 00 S 14 41 00 E region AO type city display title http maps.msn.com 28iix1kd5503tw1h55k1z5ae3v 29 map.aspx?lats1 9.2&lons1 14.683333&alts1 14®n1 2 MSN Map Category Populated places in Angola Angola geo stub ... more details
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- Provinces of Angola
Unreferenced date August 2010 Angola is divided into eighteen provinces style width 100 background transparent valign top class wikitable sortable bgcolor ACE1AF Map key Province Capital 1 Bengo Province Bengo Caxito 2 Benguela Province Benguela Benguela 3 Bi Province Bi Kuito 4 Cabinda Province Cabinda Cabinda city Cabinda 5 Cuando Cubango Province Cuando Cubango Menongue 6 Cuanza Norte Province Cuanza Norte N dalatando 7 Cuanza Sul Province Cuanza Sul Sumbe 8 Cunene Province Cunene Ondjiva 9 Huambo Province Huambo Huambo 10 Hu la Province Hu la Lubango 11 Luanda Province Luanda Luanda 12 Lunda Norte Province Lunda Norte Lucapa 13 Lunda Sul Province Lunda Sul Saurimo 14 Malanje Province Malanje Malanje 15 Moxico Province Moxico Luena, Moxico Province Luena 16 Namibe Province Namibe Namibe 17 U ge Province U ge U ge 18 Zaire Province Zaire M banza Kongo Image Angola Provinces numbered 300px.png right Map of Angola with provinces numbered. Politics of Angola See also ISO 3166 2 AO , the ISO codes for Angola. Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Provinces of Angola Angola topics Categories Category Provinces of Angola Category Subdivisions of Angola Category Lists of country subdivisions Angola, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Angola 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Angola Category Angola related lists Other languages af Provinsies van Angola bg ca Organitzaci territorial d Angola cy Taleithiau Angola de Liste der angolanischen Provinzen es Organizaci n territorial de Angola fr Subdivisions de l Angola gl Provincias de Angola it Province dell Angola he sw Mikoa ya Angola kg Bizunga ya Ngola lt Angolos provincijos nl Provincies van Angola ja pl Podzia administracyjny Angoli pt Prov ncias de Angola ru sq Nj sit administrative t Angol s sv Angolas provinser tg zh ... more details
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