Luanda

For the province, see Luanda Province.

Luanda is the capital and the largest city of Angola. Its former name was Loanda. It is a main seaport of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. In 1995, about 3 million people lived there.

Luanda
City
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Coordinates: 8°50′18″S 13°14′4″E
Country	Angola
Province	Luanda
Founded	1576
Area
• City	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
• Metro	1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• City	2,571,861[2]
• Metro	8,069,612
• Metro density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
	2019
Time zone	+1
Climate	BSh

It is a center of manufacturing, but very destroyed because of a long civil war.

It was founded by Portuguese in 1575 as São Paulo de Luanda and has been the administrative center of Angola since 1627 (except for 1640–1648). When Angola got independence in 1975, it became the capital of Angola.