Viana, Luanda
Angolan city and municipality of Luanda Province
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Viana is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital Luanda and has a population of 2,092,439 (2022),[1] including about 6,000 long-term refugees primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Viana | |
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City and province | |
Acail metallurgical industry, in the Viana Industrial Sector, in 2010 | |
  Viana Viana's location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 08°54′09″S 13°22′20″E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Luanda Province |
| Established | 13 December 1963 |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,092,439 |
| Time zone | UTC+1:00 (WAT) |
The city was founded on 13 December 1963.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Transportation
Near Viana the new airport of Luanda, the Angola International Airport, will be built by the Chinese company China International Fund.[citation needed] Because of financial problems the project is on hold.[citation needed]
Viana is served by a station on the northern line of Angolan Railways (CFL).
