Malanje

Coordinates: 9°32′S 16°21′E / 9.533°S 16.350°E / -9.533; 16.350
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Malanje
UTC+1 (WAT)
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Malanje is the capital city of

Pungo Andongo, and the Capanda Dam
. The climate is mainly humid, with average temperatures between 20 and 24 °C (68 and 75 °F) and rainfall 900 to 130 millimetres (35.4 to 5.1 in) in the rainy season (October to April).

History

Portuguese rule

Portuguese settlers founded Malanje in the 19th century. The construction of the railway from

textiles, coffee, fruit and corn. The Cangandala National Park
was established by the Portuguese authorities in 1970, having previously been classified as an Integral Natural Reserve in 1963.

After independence from Portugal

The withdrawal of the Portuguese in conjunction with Angola's independence in 1975, and, later, the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002), severely hampered the production of cotton as well as that of coffee and corn (maize). Malanje was partially destroyed during the civil war, but reconstruction efforts in the years following the end of the conflict have rebuilt the city and its surroundings.

Climate

Climate data for Malanje
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32
(90) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		33
(91)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16
(61) 		16
(61) 		16
(61) 		16
(61) 		13
(55) 		9
(48) 		9
(48) 		12
(54) 		15
(59) 		16
(61) 		16
(61) 		16
(61) 		14
(57)
Record low °C (°F) 13
(55) 		11
(52) 		8
(46) 		11
(52) 		4
(39) 		4
(39) 		2
(36) 		5
(41) 		10
(50) 		12
(54) 		11
(52) 		11
(52) 		2
(36)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80
(3.1) 		130
(5.1) 		190
(7.5) 		160
(6.3) 		10
(0.4) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		50
(2.0) 		120
(4.7) 		200
(7.9) 		140
(5.5) 		1,130
(44.5)
Source: weatherbase.com [6]

Landmarks

Near the city is the

Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande and the tomb of José do Telhado, a local Robin Hood. José do Telhado was a Portuguese who was exiled to Portuguese Angola
that in colonial days used to steal from rich whites and distribute to poor blacks. Worth visiting is the Forte de Cabatuquila in the city.

Transportation

Railway station of Malanje

Airport

Malanje Airport was built during the colonial era. Currently, there are no flights to the capital Luanda.

Railway

The construction of the railway from Luanda to Malanje, in the fertile highlands, started in 1885. After the end of the civil war in 2002, it was expected to be the terminus of a railway from the capital city and port of Luanda once reconstruction was complete.

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
  3. ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ^ "História económico-social de Angola: do período pré-colonial à independência" (PDF). University of Porto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Malanje, Angola". dateandtime.info. dateandtime.info. 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical weather for Malange, Angola". Retrieved June 18, 2019.

9°32′S 16°21′E / 9.533°S 16.350°E / -9.533; 16.350

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