M'banza-Kongo

Mbanza-Kongo
Mbanza Kongo (São Salvador) in 1745
Mbanza Kongo (São Salvador) in 1745
Mbanza-Kongo is located in Angola
Mbanza-Kongo
Mbanza-Kongo
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 6°16′04″S 14°14′53″E / 6.26778°S 14.24806°E / -6.26778; 14.24806
Country Angola
ProvinceZaire Province
Foundedc. 1390
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total180,329
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw
Official nameMbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated2017 (41st session)
Reference no.1511
RegionAfrica

M'banza-Kongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈbɐ̃zɐ], [ĩˈbɐ̃zɐ], [mɨˈβɐ̃zɐ] or [miˈβɐ̃zɐ ˈkõɡu], known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; Kongo: Mbânza Kôngo), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province[2][3] with a population of 148,000 in 2014.[4] M'banza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo since its foundation before the arrival of the Portuguese in 1483 until the abolition of the kingdom in 1915, aside from a brief period of abandonment during civil wars in the 17th century. In 2017, M'banza Kongo was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference f was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SheehanYong2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of major cities in Angola
  5. ^ "Three sites in Angola, Eritrea and South Africa added to UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

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