Rangel, Luanda
Rangel | |
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View from Cidadela Towers over Avenue Hoji ya Henda | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′37″S 13°15′46″E / 8.82694°S 13.26278°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Luanda |
| Founded | 1576 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.2 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 261,000 |
| • Density | 42,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | +1 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.697 Medium |
Rangel is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital of Angola. The Rangel District is one of the older and more urbanized in Metropolitan Luanda. The district has an area of 6.2 square kilometers. The district is best known as the home of Americo Boavida University Hospital as well as several large sporting facilities including Pavilhão da Cidadela, Pavilhão Anexo and Pavilhão Anexo II.