What is the population of Maianga?
Maianga has a city population of 727,681. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Maianga
Maianga sits 1 km from Luanda, Angola's capital and by far the country's largest city at 2.78 million. A fifth of Angola's urban population within the Luanda region lives in Maianga's 727,681 residents, making it the fifth-largest listed city in the country. Ingombota, Golfe, Rangel, and Kilamba all lie within 4 km, with populations ranging from 145,000 to 656,000.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 22
Coordinates
-8.847, 13.237
Record updated
12 May 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 132 in AngolaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Maianga | 728K |
Maianga Population FAQ
Where is Maianga?
Maianga is in Luanda, Angola, 1 km from the capital, Luanda. Its coordinates are -8.847, 13.237.
How big is Maianga compared with other cities in Angola?
It is the 5th largest of the 132 cities listed in Angola, holding 1.9% of the national population.