Viana | |
|---|---|
City & 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 / 8.90250°S 13.37222°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Luanda Province |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,092,439 |
| Time zone | UTC+1:00 (WAT) |
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.
The city was founded on 13 December 1963. Because of its proximity to the Luanda, Viana has experienced in recent years a very large increase in population and industry.
Administrative divisions
The municipality of Viana is made up of three communes:
Transportation
Near Viana the new airport of Luanda, the Angola International Airport, will be built by the Chinese company China International Fund. Because of financial problems the project is on hold.
Viana is served by a station on the northern line of Angolan Railways (CFL).
See also
References
- 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola
- ↑ Railways Africa (2015-07-27). "Angolan Railway Serves Dry Port". Retrieved 2017-07-10.
