Rangel is one of the six urban districts that make up the
municipality of Luanda, in the
province of Luanda, the capital of
Angola
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. The Rangel District is one of the older and more urbanized in Metropolitan Luanda. The district has an area of 6.2 square kilometers. The district is best known as the home of
Americo Boavida University Hospital as well as several large sporting facilities including
Pavilhão da Cidadela,
Pavilhão Anexo and
Pavilhão Anexo II.
Orientation
At last count in 2006, Rangel was believed to have a population of 261,000. Rangel is bordered to the west by the municipalities of
Ingombota
Ingombota is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital city of Angola. Ingombota is home to the central business district of Luanda, Angola. The economic, political and symboli ...
, to the north by
Sambizanga, to the east by
Cazenga and the south by the municipalities
Kilamba Kiaxi and
Maianga. Rangel consists 12 distinctive neighborhoods.
Americo Boavida University Hospital is located in Rangel. The hospital was founded in 1958 and is an important teaching hospital and regional medical center for Luanda.
Avenue Deolinda Rodrigues runs along the southern border of Rangel and connects the Central Business District in
Ingombota
Ingombota is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital city of Angola. Ingombota is home to the central business district of Luanda, Angola. The economic, political and symboli ...
to the suburbs to the south and east of
Luanda
Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang ...
. Avenue Hoji ya Henda divides Rangel between its northern and southern sections. The southern section of Rangel is more formally built and is the home of several large sporting and medical institutions. The northern part of Rangel consists of informally built neighborhoods known as
Musseques, a large waste treatment plant and the Telecommunications Institute of Angola. The northern border of Rangel is regarded as Avenue N'Gola Kiluanje.
In recent years a number of high-rise residential, hotel and office buildings have been constructed in the Vila Alice neighborhood on the western edge of the district.
Neighborhoods
* Terra Nova
* Precol
* Combatentes
* Valódia
* Vila Alice
* Indígena
* Zangado
* Nelito Soares
* Saiotes
* Rangel Commission
* CTT
* Margal
Transportation
Estação dos Musseques is located on the eastern edge of Rangel and is serviced by the
Luanda Railway with service to the terminus Estação Central de Luanda and Estação da Filda to the east. Soba Mandume Street, Avenue Deolinda Rodrigues, Conego Manuel das Neves Street and Hoji ya Henda Street are the major avenues in the District.
See also
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Railway stations in Angola
Railway stations in Angola include:
Towns served by rail
North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL)
(Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge)
* Luanda – port – national capital; junction
** Bung ...
*
Luanda
Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang ...
References
Luanda
Municipalities in Luanda
Populated places in Luanda Province
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