Ambriz

Ambriz
Ambriz
Municipality
	Ambriz Location in Angola
	Coordinates: 7°51′S 13°07′E / 7.850°S 13.117°E
Country	Angola
Admin. division	Bengo Province
Area
• Total	1,623.0 sq mi (4,203.5 km2)
Population (2014 Census)
• Total	22,712
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	BSh
Ambriz Lighthouse
Constructed	~1930s
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	masonry tower
Tower height	14 metres (46 ft)
Tower shape	quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower
Operator	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Focal height	33 metres (108 ft)
Range	16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 12s.
Admiralty no.	D5060
NGA no.	25568
Angola no.	PT-5180
ARLHS no.	ANO001

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.^[4] 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.

References[]

^ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Perfil - município do Ambriz". Bengo.gov.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 Mar 2016.

External links[]

"Provinces of Angola - Bengo". 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

Coordinates: 7°51′S 13°07′E / 7.850°S 13.117°E / -7.850; 13.117

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[Censo2014-1] "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[listoflights113-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.

[3] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[4] "Perfil - município do Ambriz". Bengo.gov.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 Mar 2016.

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Bengo Province	Ambriz Bula Atumba Dande Dembos Nambuangongo Pango Aluquém
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Luanda Province	Belas Cacuaco Cazenga Ícolo e Bengo Luanda Quiçama Viana
Lunda Norte Province	Capenda-Camulemba Caumbo Caungula Chitato Cuango Cuilo Lubalo Lucapa Xá-Muteba
Lunda Sul Province	Cacolo Dala Muconda Saurimo
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Namibe Province	Bibala Camacuio Moçâmedes Tômbwa Virei
Uíge Province	Alto Cauale Ambuila Bembe Buengas Bungo Damba Milunga (formerly Macocola) Mucaba Negage Puri Quimbele Quitexe Sanza Pombo Songo Uíge Zombo
Zaire Province	Cuimba M'banza-Kongo Noqui N'zeto Soyo Tomboco

show v t Bengo Province
Capital: Caxito
Ambriz	Bela Vista Tabi
Bula Atumba	Kiaje
Dande	Caxito Barra do Dande Mabubas Quicabo Úcua
Dembos	Paredes Piri Quibaxe São José das Matas
Nambuangongo	Cage-Mazumbo Canacassala Gombe Muxiluando Kicunzo Kixico Zala
Pango-Aluquém	Kazua

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