Saurimo

Coordinates: 9°39′S 20°24′E / 9.650°S 20.400°E / -9.650; 20.400

Saurimo Henrique de Carvalho
Municipality
Saurimo Location in Angola
Coordinates: 9°39′S 20°24′E / 9.650°S 20.400°E / -9.650; 20.400
Country	Angola
Province	Lunda Sul Province
Founded	1927
Elevation	1,081 m (3,547 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	442,437
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola, capital of the Lunda Sul Province. Saurimo has a population of 393,000 (2014).^[2] The population has swollen as a result of migrants fleeing civil conflict.

History[]

Formerly the town was known as Henrique De Carvalho, after the Portuguese explorer who visited the region in 1884 and contacted the local, and historically powerful, Lunda people.

Geography[]

It is located in northeastern Angola at an elevation of 1,081 m (3,547 ft) above sea level. It is a garrison town and local market centre.

Economy[]

The main economic activities nowadays are agriculture and diamonds.

The main foodstuffs are mandioc, corn, sweet potato and yam.

Other activities are handicraft, fishing, and diamond panning.

The SMC (Sociedade Mineira de Catoca) is one of the world's largest mining area along with Endiama which helps distribute its diamonds worldwide.

Notable people[]

Here are some of the notable people from this small town:

• Yola Araújo is an angolan songwriter and musician. She's been in the music industry for over 10 years.

• Daniel Félix Neto, saurimo's current governor since 2018.

• Tonilson B.J. Luis is a young angolan internet personality, dancer, former fashion model, part-time singer, writer & songwriter, also known as TJ. He is vegetarian and an activist in a small extent. He also plays basketball and likes computing. He has a YouTube channel, a Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Triller, Facebook and Snapchat accounts.[1] [2]

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