Talatona

Talatona, in 2009.

Talatona is a city and municipality in the province of Luanda, bordering the Angolan capital, Luanda.^[1][2][3][4]

It was designed by the Angolan government to reduce traffic in central Luanda;^[5] Its infrastructure was built in a location south of Luanda,^[6] which currently houses several administrative and economic services that were relocated from the central zone of the capital.^[5] According to the 2018 population projections prepared by the National Institute of Statistics, it has a population of approximately 500,000 inhabitants.^[7] It is made up of the headquarters commune, which also bears the name Talatona, and the commune of Benfica;^[8] It is further subdivided into the urban districts of Camama, Futungo de Belas and Quifica. The municipal territory is bathed by the bay of Mussulo, managing two islands that are in this one, being the islet of Birds and the island of Desterro.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Talatona passa a município". Jornal de Angola. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
2. "Primeiro-Ministro luso chega hoje a Luanda". Jornal de Angola. 2018-09-17. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
3. "Deputados apostam em nacionais para a resolução da lagoa de Talatona". ANGOP. 2018-06-01. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
4. "Embaixador de Moçambique deixa Luanda com desejo de mais trocas comerciais com Angola". Diário de Notícias. 2018-08-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
5. "Talatona ou o inferno de estacionar". Rede Angola. 2014-12-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
6. "Talatona, o enclave dos ricos em Angola". Folha de S.Paulo. 2010-05-25. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
7. Incêndio destrói administração de Talatona. Angola 24 Horas. 29 september 2019.
8. Comunas. Ministério da Administração do Território e Reforma do Estado. 2018.

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