Landana
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Landana (Lândana,[1] Concelho de Cacongo,[2] Malemba,[3] or Molembo[4]) is a municipality in Cabinda Province, Angola. Its principal town is Cacongo. Landana lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to Landana Bay.
History
Main article: Kakongo
At the time of the arrival of the Portuguese in the 15th Century it was populated by the Kongo people and was the major portion of the Kingdom of Kakongo.[5]
Notes
- ↑ '32FA88133C373774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Lândana, Município (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ '32FA88133C393774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Cacongo, Concelho de (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ '32FA88133C383774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Malemba (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "Map of the territories of Cabinda, Molembo and Massabi" edited by A. A. d’Oliveira. - Scale 1:750,000. - Lisbon: Commissão de Cartographia, 1886, engraved and printed in Paris, by Erhard Fres.
- ↑ "Maps showing the Kingdoms States of N'Goyo Kakongo and Loango"
Coordinates: 5°13′24″S 12°08′38″E / 5.22343°S 12.1439°E
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