Massangano Explained

Massangano
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Angola
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Angola
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Angola
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Cuanza Norte
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Massangano is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Norte.[1] [2]

Its name is sometimes written Masango. It was esblished by the Portuguese in 1582 as Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória to be their base of operations in the interior of modern Angola until the late 17th-century.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cambambe. Official Portal of the 2014 INE Angola Census. 18 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Massangano. google maps. 18 May 2018.
  3. [John K. Thornton]