Mbanza Congo
in Zaire Province, Angola

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-6.267 and 14.240 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -6° 16' 1" and E 14° 14' 24"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kwanza - AOA
Spoken languages:
Portuguese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:18 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Luanda
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:41 am and 5:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
4.690 and -160.409 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matanibike Village
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Angola in Middle Africa

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Angola.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Angola. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

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.

Located at -6.26667, 14.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Zaire Province, Provinces of Angola

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.

Located at -6.26972, 14.2469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in 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.

Located at -6.26667, 14.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Capitals of former nations, Provincial capitals in Angola, Populated places in Zaire Province, Municipalities of Angola, Former populated places in Angola

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mbanza Congo.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
São Salvador do Congo, Mbanza Kongo, São Salvador, San Salvador, Mbanza Congo