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Mbanza Kongo is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 221,141 in 2024. Mbanza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo since its foundation before the arrival of the Portuguese in 1483 until the abolition of the kingdom in 1915, aside from a brief period of abandonment during civil wars in the 17th century.
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In 2017, Mbanza Kongo was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
From the Wikipedia article M'banza-Kongo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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ERA5 reanalysis from Copernicus, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on a ~25 km grid, not measured at a station.
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CAMS European and global air quality forecast, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on an 11–40 km grid; European AQI bands from the EEA.
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Articles with coordinates within 10 km, from English Wikipedia.
Towns around Mbanza Kongo
- Cuímba45 km E
- Kimpese81 km N
- Kenge85 km NW
- Matadi98 km NW
- Maquela do Zombo99 km E
- Tombôco117 km SW
- Mbanza-Ngungu131 km NE
- Songo138 km SE
Straight-line distance and compass bearing from the town centre.