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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>After the conclusion of <a href="/facts/Angolan_Civil_War/TgKbf3dm">Angola's civil war</a> in 2002, the government began developing housing projects and satellite towns to meet the housing demands of a population which had largely lived in informal settlements.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>: 125 </p><p>Quilamba contributed to meeting the election pledge made by President <a href="/facts/Jose_Eduardo_dos_Santos/v6I5prWW">Jose Eduardo dos Santos</a> in 2008 to build a million new homes in four years. Development of Quilamba began in 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>: 125 As part of an exchange of Chinese construction materials and expertise for Angolan natural resources, <a href="/facts/CITIC_Group/ASszP8H2">CITIC Group</a> Corporation Ltd. (a <a href="/facts/State-owned_enterprises_of_China/89JRruJG">Chinese state-owned enterprise</a>) led the development of Quilamba.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>: 125 </p><p>The government planned to use some of the residential blocks as <a href="/facts/Social_housing/BqCFqIAt">social housing</a>. As of July 2012<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quilamba&action=edit">[update]</a>, the buildings were largely complete but still unoccupied.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Despite a slow start, legislation signed into law by dos Santos resulted in a massive boom in demand.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Prices of the smallest units were reduced from US$125,000 to $70,000. The population increased to 40,000 residents in September 2013,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> to 80,000 in July 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> In 2019, the estimated population was 129,000 inhabitants.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> As of at least 2024, Quilamba has become a destination for aspiring middle class Angolans.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>: 126 </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kilamba. <ul><li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-built-ghost-town-kilamba-angola-2012-7">Slideshow</a> at <i>Business Insider</i></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/jj.11589102. ISBN 9780300266900. JSTOR jj.11589102. <a href="9780300266900" target="_blank">9780300266900</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/jj.11589102. ISBN 9780300266900. JSTOR jj.11589102. <a href="9780300266900" target="_blank">9780300266900</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/jj.11589102. ISBN 9780300266900. JSTOR jj.11589102. <a href="9780300266900" target="_blank">9780300266900</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Louise Redvers (2 July 2012). "Footage shows African 'ghost town'". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2012. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18680217" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18680217</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Sandle, Adam. "Kilamba: New Initiatives Create Massive Demand". CNN iReport. Retrieved 12 April 2013. <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-954602" target="_blank">http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-954602</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Hammer, Derek. "Kilamba, from 0 to 200,000 inhabitants in 3 years". Merinews. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120701225849/http://www.merinews.com/article/kilamba-from-0-to-200000-inhabitants-in-3-years/15871400.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120701225849/http://www.merinews.com/article/kilamba-from-0-to-200000-inhabitants-in-3-years/15871400.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Kilamba City Flats Sold Out". ANGOP (Angencia Angola Press). 4 September 2013. <a href="http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/sociedade/2013/8/36/Kilamba-City-flats-sold-out,9a874ce7-f6fa-4f25-b35a-9d888d4c07d4.html" target="_blank">http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/sociedade/2013/8/36/Kilamba-City-flats-sold-out,9a874ce7-f6fa-4f25-b35a-9d888d4c07d4.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Buire, Chloé (2 September 2015). "Views of suburban Luanda: banishing the ghosts from Kilamba". Africa Research Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2015. <a href="http://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/blog/views-of-suburban-luanda-banishing-the-ghosts-from-kilamba/" target="_blank">http://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/blog/views-of-suburban-luanda-banishing-the-ghosts-from-kilamba/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Buire, Chloé (21 September 2021). "Kilamba tem 10 mil devedores". embaixada de Angola. Retrieved 22 September 2021. <a href="http://www.embaixadadeangola.pt/kilamba-tem-pelo-menos-10-mil-devedores/" target="_blank">http://www.embaixadadeangola.pt/kilamba-tem-pelo-menos-10-mil-devedores/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/jj.11589102. ISBN 9780300266900. JSTOR jj.11589102. <a href="9780300266900" target="_blank">9780300266900</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>