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City profile · Angola · Africa

Maianga

Luanda · Angola
City population
727,681
#5
in Angola
#5
in Luanda
#759
worldwide
LuandaMaianga
-8.847, 13.237 · 1 km from Luanda
City population
727,681
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Angola
#5
of 132 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#759
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Angola
1.9%
of the national population

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 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.

Position in Angola
#5of 132
LargestSmallest
Position in Luanda
#5of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Angola
Region
Luanda
Rank in region
#5of 22
Distance to capital
1 km
to Luanda
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-8.847, 13.237
Record updated
2026-05-12
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 Angola

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

1KMLuanda2.78M people3KMIngombota145K people3KMGolfe656K people4KMRangel191K people4KMKilamba238K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Maianga728K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Maianga compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Maianga728K

Maianga Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, holding 1.9% of the national population.

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