Luanda

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Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola, a major Atlantic port and economic hub with a history shaped by Portuguese colonial rule and the transatlantic slave trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
administrativeDivision Luanda Province
capitalOf Angola
colonialHistory Portuguese colonial rule
continent Africa
country Angola
currencyUsed Angolan kwanza
demographicsFeature predominantly young population
economySector construction
oil industry
services
formerColonialPower Portugal
foundedBy Portuguese colonizers
governingCountryCapitalSince 1975
hasClimate semi-arid characteristics
tropical climate
hasFeature high population density
rapid urbanization
significant economic inequality
hasFunction cultural center of Angola
economic center of Angola
political center of Angola
hasHistoricalEvent involvement in the transatlantic slave trade
served as colonial administrative center of Angola
hasUrbanAreaType metropolitan area
historicalRole major center of the transatlantic slave trade
isCoastalCity true
isEconomicHubOf Angola
isMajorPort true
isMostPopulousCityIn Angola
isNationalCapital true
isPortCity true
isProvincialCapitalOf Luanda Province
isSeatOfGovernmentOf Angola
languageUsed Portuguese
largestCityOf Angola
locatedIn Africa
Angola
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
officialLanguage Portuguese
portType Atlantic port
primaryReligion Christianity
timezone West Africa Time
transportRole gateway for Angolan exports
major seaport for Angola
utcOffset +1
wasCapitalOf Portuguese Angola


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