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Municipality and city in Cabinda, Angola

Cabinda, also known as Chioua,^[2] is a city and a municipality located in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola.

Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the secessionistRepublic of Cabinda. The city of Cabinda had a population of 550,000^[3] and the municipality a population of 624,646, at the 2014 Census. The residents of the city are known as Cabindas or Fiotes.

Cabinda, due to its proximity to rich oil reserves, serves as one of Angola's main oil ports.^[4][5]

History

The city was founded by the Portuguese in 1883 after the signing of the Treaty of Simulambuco, in the same period as the Berlin Conference.

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Cabinda was an embarkation point for slaves to Brazil.

There are considerable offshore oil reserves nearby.

Geography

Cabinda is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in the south of Cabinda Province, and sits on the right bank of the Bele River.^[4