About Samba
Samba is a city in Luanda, Angola with a population of 364,986. It is the 21st largest of the 132 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Angola, and the 1,559th largest worldwide. It lies 6 km from Luanda.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#13of 22
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
Coordinates
-8.880, 13.196
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 AngolaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.