Mussulo

Mussulo (Portuguese: Ilha do Mussulo) is a peninsula and a commune, with a population of 7,798 (2014)[1], located south of Luanda, Angola. It is part of the municipality of Belas, province of Luanda. It is actually a spit created by sediments from the Cuanza River, moved north by the Benguela Current. It is about 30 km long, at most 3 km wide, and at the narrowest parts in the south of the peninsula, less than 100 metres.

View of Mussulo

Mussulo is linked to land at the Ponta das Palmeirinhas, the westernmost point of Luanda province.

The peninsula forms the Mussulo bay with three islands in it.

Mussulo is a favorite beach for Luandans with huts and restaurants at the bay beach facing the land. The outer beach to the Atlantic Ocean is hardly visited because of the strong sea current and high waves.

Administrative Division

The Commune of Mussulo is made up of six neighborhoods as follows:[2]

  • Ponta da Barra
  • Contra Costa da Ponta da Barra
  • Priori
  • Macoco
  • Cambaxi
  • Mussulo Centro
  • Contra Costa do Mussulo Centro
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References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
  2. "Ilha do Mussulo" (in Portuguese). admbelas.org. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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