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Isla de Mussulo

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Also known as Mussulo Island

Mussulo (Portuguese: Ilha do Mussulo) is a peninsula located in south of Luanda Province, Angola. It was part of the municipality of Mussulo, province of Luanda, but was later made a municipality. It is actually a spit created by sediments from the Cuanza River, moved north by the Benguela Current. It is about 30 km long, at most 3 km wide, and at the narrowest parts in the south of the peninsula, less than 100 metres.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Mussulo
Settlement.official_name
Ilha do Mussulo
Settlement.image_skyline
Mussulo, Angola.jpg
Settlement.area_total_km2
43.03
Settlement.population_as_of
2024 census
Settlement.population_total
15,283
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
peninsula
Country
Angola
Located in
Luanda Province
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Commons category
Mussulo
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Article · Español

Mussulo, a veces confundido con una isla y también conocida como Massula (en portugués: Mussulo,​ Massula) es una península larga y delgada frente a la costa de la ciudad de Luanda, en Angola. Fue formada por los sedimentos del río Cuanza y es conocida por sus playas y las diversas actividades acuáticas que se pueden realizar en sus aguas. Administrativamente depende del Municipio de Samba, en la provincia de Luanda.

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