Saurimo, formerly Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in northeastern Angola and the capital of Lunda Sul Province. Established in 1927 and granted city status in 1956, it sits at an elevation of about 1,084 meters and had a population of 589,792 recorded as steadily growing through migration. The city functions as a garrison and market town whose economy includes agriculture, diamond mining and fishing, and it is served by Saurimo Airport.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Saurimo (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 393,000 (2014)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -9.6589, longitude 20.3934
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1081 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1956
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 393000 (2014)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Saurimo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 145531
-9.66078 20.39155 P PPLA AO 18 393000 1071 Africa/Luanda
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1071 m
View the Source 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, 20.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, 20.25
-9.75 20.25 Aw
Saurimo (Wikipedia)
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Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola.
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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