Ambriz
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|settlement_type = Municipality
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| photo1b = Casa típica da arquitectura colonial - panoramio (cropped).jpg
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Angola
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = 25px Angola
|subdivision_type1 = Admin. division
|subdivision_name1 = Bengo Province
|leader_title = Administrador
|unit_pref =Imperial
|area_total_km2 = 4,203.5
|population_as_of = 2014 Census
|population_total = 22,712
|population_blank1_title= Ethnicities
|population_blank2_title= Religions
|timezone = WAT
|utc_offset = +1
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|blank_name = Climate
|blank_info = BSh
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| qid = Q106116247
| yearbuilt = ~1930s
| foundation = masonry base
| construction = masonry tower
| shape = quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = white tower
| height = {{convert|14|m|ft}}{{cite ngall|113|2015|}}
| focalheight = {{convert|33|m|ft}}
| characteristic = Fl (4) W 12s.
| country = Angola
| countrynumber = PT-5180{{Cite rowlett|ago|access-date=9 May 2017}}
| managingagent = Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
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Ambriz is a village and municipality in Bengo Province, Angola. It is located 127 km from the town of Caxito. It borders the municipality of N'zeto, Zaire Province, to the north and the municipality of Dande to the south.
Demographics
The population of Ambriz totals 20,000, of whom the majority are Bakongo; there are also Portuguese descendants, and people of mixed Portuguese-African ancestry.{{cite web |url=http://www.bengo.gov.ao/InformacoesProvinciais.aspx?tipo=Cidades |title=Perfil - município do Ambriz |website=Bengo.gov.ao |access-date=21 Mar 2016 |language=pt}} The population includes people of the Ovimbundu and Kimbundu ethnic groups.
Economy
Fishing is the traditional activity and low-scale agricultural activity. In the past, Ambriz had an oil and gas platform assembly yard (PETROMAR), which was destroyed during warfare in 1992. The base is being reconstructed. In 2007, an Angolan-Portuguese company announced plans to build a biodiesel plant to be fueled by palm oil.
Transportation
The village has a small port and an airport with an unpaved runway.
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.angola.org.uk/prov_bengo.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802221058/http://www.angola.org.uk/prov_bengo.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2008|title=Provinces of Angola - Bengo|date=2 August 2008|access-date=26 August 2017}}
{{Coord|7|51|S|13|07|E|region:AO_type:city|display=title}}
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{{Municipalities of Angola}}
{{Bengo Province}}
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Category:Populated places in Bengo Province
Category:Populated coastal places in Angola
Category:Municipalities of Angola
Category:Lighthouses in Angola
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