Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in

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, capital of the Lunda Sul Province. Saurimo has a population of 393,000 (2014).Population.de
Population of the major cities in Angola 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 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 account

References

{{Municipalities of Angola Provincial capitals in Angola Populated places in Lunda Sul Province