Ambaca

Ambaca
Municipality and town
Ambaca Location in Angola
Coordinates: 8°11′S 15°22′E
Country	Angola
Province	Cuanza Norte
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Total	61,769
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Ambaca is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola.^[2] The municipality had a population of 61,769 in 2014.^[1]

In the 17th century, the Portuguese colonial authorities built a fort in the village of Camabatela, near the Lucala River margin.^[3]

References

1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuanza Norte" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
3. Carlos Luís M. C. da Cruz (December 2, 2014). "Fort of Ambaca". Fortalezas.org. Retrieved May 30, 2018.