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Explore Mbanza Congo
Mbanza Congo in Zaire Province with it's 24,220 inhabitants is located in Angola about 190 mi (or 306 km) north of Luanda, the country's capital.
Local time in Mbanza Congo is now 11:18 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Luanda with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Mbanza Congo. The closest airport in Angola is Mbanza Congo Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Matadi, Uige, Kinkala, Cabinda and Kinshasa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 60% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 16th of October 2024
25°C (76 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 17th of October 2024
25°C (77 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 18th of October 2024
24°C (75 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Zaire Province
Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate. M'Banza Kongo, formerly São Salvador, is the capital of the province.
Mbanza Congo Airport
Mbanza Congo Airport or M'banza Congo Airport is an airport serving Mbanza Congo (also known as M'banza Congo or M'banza-Kongo) in northwestern Angola.
M'banza-Kongo
M'banza-Kongo (known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1975), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province. M'banza Kongo (properly Mbanza Koongo or Kôngo in most acceptable orthographies) was founded some time before the arrival of the Portuguese and was the capital of the dynasty ruling at that time (1483). The site was temporarily abandoned during civil wars in the 17th century. It lies close to Angola's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.