Ambaca
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Municipality and town in Cuanza Norte, Angola
Ambaca | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Ambaca Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 8°11′S 15°22′E / 8.183°S 15.367°E / -8.183; 15.367 | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Cuanza Norte |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 61,769 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ambaca is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola.[2] The municipality had a population of 61,769 in 2014.[1]
In the 17th century, the Portuguese colonial authorities built a fort in the village of Camabatela, near the Lucala River margin.[3]
- 1 2 "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Norte" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ↑ Carlos Luís M. C. da Cruz (December 2, 2014). "Fort of Ambaca". Fortalezas.org. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
Capital: Ndalatando | |
| Ambaca | |
| Banga | |
| Bolongongo | |
| Cambambe | |
| Cazengo | |
| Golungo Alto | |
| Lucala | |
| Ngonguembo | |
| Quiculungo | |
| Samba Cajú | |
