Soyo is a city and municipality in Zaire Province, Angola, situated at the mouth of the Congo River, with a city population of 200,920 and a municipal population of 221,555. It was historically significant in conflicts among the Kingdom of Kongo, Portuguese Angola, and the Dutch West India Company, having become an independent state in the 17th century with notable influence on Kongo politics during the Kongo Civil War.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Soyo (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 200,920 (2014)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -6.133333, longitude 12.366667
P2046 (area)
area 5572.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 200920 (2014)
View the Source2. Soyo (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = 'Before the 15th Century' on 'Soyo'
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Soyo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2236967
-6.1349 12.36894 P PPL AO 16 221555 10 Africa/Luanda
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 10 m
View the Source 4. 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 -6.25, 12.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 12.25
-6.25 12.25 Aw
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