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14-477: According to the population projections of 2018, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics , it has a population of approximately 750,000 inhabitants and a territorial area of 64.1 km. It is limited to the west with the urban district of Maianga , to the north with the urban district of Rangel and the municipality of Cazenga , to the east the municipality of Viana and to the south with

28-540: A multi-lane closed access highway known as the EN-100 Highway which connects the Port of Luanda to the southern suburbs of the city and on to the port city of Lobito . The northern part of Maianga is more formally urbanized while the southern and eastern portions are largely defined by unpermitted construction and dirt lanes. The district is bordered to the north by the urban districts of Ingombota and Rangel , to

42-643: Is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda , situated in the Luanda Province . Quatro de Fevereiro means 4 February, which is an important national holiday in Angola, marking the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on 4 February 1961. In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled. Starting 2024, the airport will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport . The construction of

56-498: Is located on the southern edge of the center of Luanda. The neighborhood is bounded by dos Heróis Street to the west, Kwame Nkrumah Street and Avenue Deolinda Rodrigues to the north, the Cambamba River to the east and south and da Fapa Street to the south. Due to the informal nature of construction and street layouts, the southern and eastern borders have loose definitions. In recent years dos Heróis Street has been upgraded into

70-400: Is now fully urbanized and is undergoing an extensive amount of construction as a result of Luanda's prosperous real-estate economy. Several large office towers and a multi-story shopping center were built between 2018 and 2020 at the intersection of Largo de Rio de Janeiro and Ho Chi Minh Avenue. Maianga is also home to Luanda's water treatment plant and a large power generation plant. Maianga,

84-450: Is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda , Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts. The area is one of the older quarters of Luanda and was established before independence. The area is best known for Quatro de Fevereiro Airport and its strong musical culture. The name Maianga comes from

98-614: The airport began in 1951, in order to serve the capital of the former-Portuguese Overseas Province of Angola. It was inaugurated in 1954, by the Portuguese President Craveiro Lopes , which in his honor, the airport was named Aeroporto Presidente Craveiro Lopes (President Craveiro Lopes Airport). In August, September, and October 1975 the airport hosted tens of thousands of mostly white Portuguese Angolans fleeing to Lisbon (during Operation Air Bridge ) who camped-out while awaiting evacuation flights during

112-417: The municipality of Talatona . It is only the commune, which is subdivided into the urban districts of Golfe , Golfe II, Palanca , Vila Estoril and Sapú . In 2011, due to administrative reform, it was classified as Luanda's urban district, but in 2016 it regained the status of municipality. This Angola location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maianga Maianga

126-495: The northern part of Maianga are formally built and set on paved streets with city services. Neighborhoods along Avenue Revolução de Outubro and to the south of Quatro de Fevereiro Airport are densely populated, informally built and set on dirt roads with limited access to fresh water and electricity. The area grew rapidly during the Angolan Civil War and in the years after Angola's independence from Portugal . The area

140-566: The primary point of entry to Angola for international flights. The Airport is connected to the Ingombota by the Avenue Revolução de Outubro. Quatro de Fevereiro Airport Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport ( Portuguese : Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro , Swahili : Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Quatro de Fevereiro ), ( IATA : LAD , ICAO : FNLU ) is the main international airport of Angola . It

154-541: The south by Samba and to the east by the municipality of Quilamba Quiaxi . It is one of the six urban districts of the City of Luanda . As a historic and working-class neighborhood of Luanda, the city has a strong and important history of musical innovation. Several famous Angolan musicians hail from Maianga including Calibrados and Tony Mad. Quatro de Fevereiro Airport is located in the District of Maianga. The airport

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168-471: The weeks before Angola's Independence. Following Angola's independence from Portugal (in November 1975), the airport was renamed Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro Internacional (Fourth of February International Airport) to commemorate the events leading to the independence of the state. The airport is at an elevation of 243 feet (74 m) above mean sea level . It has two asphalt paved runways : 05/23

182-442: The word Kimbundu Mazanga which means ponds. Before being urbanized, Maianga was an area known as a place that was routinely submerged by rainwater. The area was attractive to residents on account of the existence of two wells called Maianga do Rei and Maianga do Povo. The wells are located in the neighborhoods of Prenda and Cassenda. The northern part of Maianga is an extension of the colonial center of Luanda . The neighborhoods in

196-461: Was constructed in 1951 in order to serve the region. At the time of its construction Maianga was largely made up of farmland and informal settlements. With the explosive growth of Luanda in the post-colonial period, the airport is now located well within the urban center. Due to space constraints and outdated facilities, Angola International Airport 40 kilometers to the southwest of the center of Luanda and will replace Quatro de Fevereiro Airport as

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