Luanda, Angola elevation
The center of Luanda is about 249 ft (76 m) above sea level. Within 5 km the ground ranges from -1 to 266 ft.
Elevation at the city center
249ft
76 m above sea level
Terrain-tile elevation at -8.8383, 13.2344 (Wikidata city coordinates). Built from: GMTED2010 terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Range within 5 km of the center (sampled)
- -1 to 266 ft
- 0 to 81 m · 126 points
- Source: Terrain Tiles
- Average of sampled points
- 160 ft (49 m)
- Source: Terrain Tiles
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made
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Elevation around Luanda
Within 5 km of the center, 126 sampled points run from -1 ft to 266 ft, with an average of 160 ft.
Method: Sampled: terrain-tile elevation at 126 points spaced 750 m apart within 5 km of the city center coordinates (no city boundary is used); 11 points in the sea (Natural Earth 1:10m coastline) were left out. The true highest and lowest points can lie between grid points.
Life at 249 ft
Standard-atmosphere estimates for central Luanda (249 ft). Weather moves the real values a little from day to day.
- Oxygen per breath
- 99 % of sea level
- Air is still 20.9% oxygen; there is just less air.
Sources: pressure from the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF); boiling point from the Antoine equation for water (Lange's Handbook of Chemistry); canning thresholds from the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Not medical or food-safety advice; follow the tested USDA recipe for your altitude.
Luanda and nearby towns
- Viana384 ft
- Cazenga256 ft
- Luanda249 ft
- Greater Luanda249 ft
- Quilamba Quiaxi242 ft
- Belas194 ft
Landmark elevations
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Luanda city center | 249 ft (76 m) | Terrain Tiles at the Wikidata coordinates |
| Highest sampled point within 5 km | 266 ft (81 m) · 2.8 mi from the center | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Lowest sampled point within 5 km | -1 ft (0 m) | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Nearest large or medium airport: Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | 243 ft (74 m) · 1.4 mi away | OurAirports |
| Greater Luanda | 249 ft (76 m) · 0.0 mi away · pop. 4,500,000 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Quilamba Quiaxi | 242 ft (74 m) · 3.4 mi away · pop. 1,120,781 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Viana | 384 ft (117 m) · 11 mi away · pop. 865,863 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Cazenga | 256 ft (78 m) · 4.2 mi away · pop. 823,025 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Belas | 194 ft (59 m) · 16 mi away · pop. 381,861 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
Other capitals on this site
- Porto-Novo, Benin — 73 ft, 1,287 mi away
- Gaborone, Botswana — 3,321 ft, 1,375 mi away
- Algiers, Algeria — 121 ft, 3,220 mi away
- Manama, Bahrain — 30 ft, 3,485 mi away
- Tirana, Albania — 355 ft, 3,491 mi away
- All world capitals · Boiling point at 249 ft · Elevation from coordinates
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Luanda?
The center of Luanda is about 249 ft (76 m) above sea level, from Terrain Tiles at the city coordinates. Within 5 km of the center the sampled ground ranges from -1 to 266 ft.
How high above sea level is Luanda in meters?
About 76 m at the city center. The sampled average within 5 km is 49 m.
What temperature does water boil at in Luanda?
At 249 ft, water boils at about 211.5 °F (99.7 °C) and standard air pressure is 29.65 inHg (1,004 hPa), so each breath holds about 99% of the oxygen it would at sea level.
How high is the airport serving Luanda?
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD), 1.4 mi from the center, is at 243 ft (74 m), per OurAirports.
Sources
- Terrain Tiles by Mapzen, hosted on AWS Open Data — city-center elevation and sampled range (data: GMTED2010 terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey)
- Natural Earth 1:10m land polygons (coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling) — coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling
- Wikidata (elevation statements that cite a source; the cited source is listed with each value) — city coordinates, population and nearby places
- OurAirports open data — airport elevation
- U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA/NASA/USAF); water boiling point by the Antoine equation (Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry) — boiling point, air pressure and oxygen
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made