Sambizanga
Sambizanga is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, Angola.
Sambizanga
District in Northern Luanda | |
|---|---|
| Sambizanga | |
| Sambizanga skyline Sambizanga skyline | |
  Sambizanga  Sambizanga | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′26″S 13°18′11″E / 8.75722°S 13.30306°E[1] | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Luanda |
| Municipality | City of Luanda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 244 000 |
| • Density | 16,828/km2 (16,828/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT) |
Overview
Sambizanga has a 14.5 km² area and about 244,000 inhabitants. Limited to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the municipality of Cacuaco, in the East by the municipality of Cazenga and south by the municipalities of Ingombota and Rangel. It comprises the municipalities of Sambizanga, Bairro Operário and Ngola Kiluanje. Sambizanga is home to the Progresso Associação do Sambizanga football club of the Girabola and the residential area Avenida Comandante Valòdia.
Mercado Roque Santeiro and Mercado do São Paulo are the largest open-air markets in Africa located in the district.[2] The first is no longer existent but the second one still exists.
2007 shooting
In December 2007, film director Radical Ribeiro began shooting a film in Sambizanga. On 18 December, police mistook actors in Ribeiro's film, who were carrying unloaded firearms, as actual criminals and opened fire on them, killing two. Interior Minister Roberto Leal Monteiro said "We won't rest until police at all levels realise they are public servants."[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Sambizanga in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ "BBC News - Angolan traders mourn loss of Roque Santeiro market". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Angolan actors 'killed by police'". BBC News. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Outrage at Angola actor shooting". BBC News. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8°47′22″S 13°16′30″E / 8.78944°S 13.27500°E
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