Time Difference: EST + 5 hours Current Time and Date in Angola
Currency: Currency Converter – AOA – Angolan Kwanza
Travel Advisory: State Department Report Angola
US Embassy in Angola: angola.usembassy.gov
Angola, bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean and Luanda is its capital city. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders
Health: CDC Angola
What to pack
Weather: Angola Weather
Communications: Dial 011 followed by country code 244
Travel Requirements
- Passport
- Visa required for all US Passport Holders, if you are not a US Passport holder, please consult the embassy in your region.
- Proof of Immunization (Yellow Fever)
Diplomatic Missions
Embassy of Angola
Embassy of Angola in Washington, DC.
Embassy of Angola in Portugal
Embassy of Angola in Portugal
CLIMATE
Warm season: February 22 to May 22 average daily high temperature above 93°F.
Cold season: July 8 to September 24 average daily high temperature below 61°F.
Language: Portugal is the Official Language; English is also widely spoken
Places of Interest
Ruin of M’banza Kongo
M’banza Kongo was a very important political and administrative Center, because it was the capital of the very old kingdom of kongo, which expanded from Angola at actual Republic of Kongo. The first portuguese contact with the king of Kongo is since 1490 and took place in the capital of M’banza Kongo where was inatalled the diocese of Angola and Kongo. Actually, M’banza Kongo still contains an irnportant nurober of edifications or evidencies which belongs to the XVI Century such as: The old Cathedral Ruins, built in the same place where the first church in the south of the equator was built by the portugueses, before; The residence of the kings of the Kongo, where is now the Museum of the Kongo kingdom; The kings tomb, and many others edifications which are an extraordinary report of the past and the historical, cultural, archaeologic, religious and even political points of view. The historical area of M’banza Kongo, was classified in 1957, due its great importance for the Angolan Cultural Heritage, for the African Continent, for the Central Africa, and even for the World. It is a state property and the responsibility for its maintenance, preservation and administration concerns the Ministry of Culture, the government of Zaire Province and the Catholic Church.
Fortress of S. Pedro da Barra
The Fortress of “S. Pedro da Barra”, situated on the ancient “Morro de Kassandama”, actually “Ngola Kiluange” quarter, in Luanda.In 1663, the King of Portugal sent to raise a strong defence of the “Barra de Luanda”. It means that although the Portress of “S. Pedro da Barra” has been founded in 1703, another more ancient fortress was built in same place to offer more solidity to the portuguese occupation and this went a long way to give a bigger protection to its economic benefits in the region.For years, and when the incursions of the other colonial potencies were stopped, the Fortress of “S. Pedro da Barra” was used as a lodging of slaves in transit, arising from the Factories (Feitorias) of the “Sertao”, and who were sent to the lands of “New World” (America).It was classified as National Monument by Provincial Decret n. 1057, 10 of November of 1932.It is badly preserved, on account of its successive functions (military and defensive). It is also a state property, and- the responsibility for its maintenance and preservation concerns the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Culture.