Ambriz Explained

Official Name:

Ambriz

Settlement Type:

Municipality

Pushpin Map:

Angola

Pushpin Label Position:

bottom

Pushpin Map Caption:

Location in Angola

Subdivision Type:

Country

Subdivision Name:

Angola

Subdivision Type1:

Admin. division

Subdivision Name1:

Bengo Province

Leader Title:

Administrador

Unit Pref:

Imperial

Area Total Km2:

4,203.5

Population As Of:

2014 Census

Population Footnotes:

^[1]

Population Total:

22,712

Population Blank1 Title:

Ethnicities

Population Blank2 Title:

Religions

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Coordinates:

-7.85°N 20°W

Blank Name:

Climate

Blank Info:

BSh

Module:

Embed:	yes
Qid:	Q106116247
Yearbuilt:	~1930s
Foundation:	masonry base
Construction:	masonry tower
Shape:	quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:	white tower
Height:	14m (46feet)
Focalheight:	33m (108feet)
Characteristic:	Fl (4) W 12s.
Country:	Angola
Countrynumber:	PT-5180^[2]
Managingagent:	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

Ambriz is a village and municipality in Bengo Province, Angola. It is located 127 km from the town of Caxito. It borders the municipality of N'zeto, Zaire Province, to the north and the municipality of Dande to the south.

Demographics

The population of Ambriz totals 20,000, of whom the majority are Bakongo; there are also Portuguese descendants, and people of mixed Portuguese-African ancestry.^[3] The population includes people of the Ovimbundu and Kimbundu ethnic groups.

Economy

Fishing is the traditional activity and low-scale agricultural activity. In the past, Ambriz had an oil and gas platform assembly yard (PETROMAR), which was destroyed during warfare in 1992. The base is being reconstructed. In 2007, an Angolan-Portuguese company announced plans to build a biodiesel plant to be fueled by palm oil.

Transportation

The village has a small port and an airport with an unpaved runway.

External links

Web site: Provinces of Angola - Bengo. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802221058/http://www.angola.org.uk/prov_bengo.htm. dead. 2 August 2008. 2 August 2008. 26 August 2017.

Notes and References

Web site: Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo . 3 May 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola . dmy . 7 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807182919/https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/BENGO_PUBLICACAO_RESULTADOS_DEFINITIVOS_VF_03_11_2016_Rev_DG.pdf . dead .
9 May 2017.
Web site: Perfil - município do Ambriz . Bengo.gov.ao . 21 Mar 2016 . pt.