Quiçama
Municipality in Luanda Province, Angola / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quiçama (Portuguese spelling), Quissama or Kisama (Bantu spelling) is one of the nine municípios (city council[2][3] or municipality) that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province (the others being, Luanda, Belas, Cazenga, Cacuaco, Viana and Icolo e Bengo).[2] It covers an area of 13,900 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) and its population as of 2014 is 26,546.[1] The municipal seat is the village of Muxima.
Quiçama | |
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Coordinates: 09°31′S 013°58′E | |
Country | Angola |
Province | Luanda Province |
Area | |
• Total | 13,900 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
Population (2014 census)[1] | |
• Total | 26,546 |
• Density | 3.37/km2 (8.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Quiçama is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Viana and Icolo e Bengo, to the east by the municipalities of Cambambe, Libolo and Quibala, to the south by the municipalities of Quilenda and Porto Amboim, and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Part of the municipality is occupied by the Quiçama National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Quiçama).