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Malanje

Middle Africa

Malanje is the capital of Malanje Province in Angola, located about 380 kilometers east of the national capital, Luanda. The city held a population of about 455,000, with its wider municipality reaching 506,847, and it lies near the Calandula waterfalls, the rock formations of Pungo Andongo, and the Capanda Dam.

Facts
Population
604,215 1
Area (sq km)
2422 1
Founding Year
1885 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1155 1
Latitude
9.54015 degrees south 1
Longitude
16.34096 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Malanje (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 604,215 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -9.54015, longitude 16.34096
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1155 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 2422.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 604215 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Malanje - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2239862
    -9.54015 16.34096 P PPLA AO 12 2239859 455000 1134 Africa/Luanda
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1134 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, 16.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, 16.25
-9.75 16.25 Aw
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Malanje (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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