Noqui
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Municipality and town
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Location in Angola | |
Coordinates: 5°52′5″S 13°25′57″E / 5.86806°S 13.43250°E / -5.86806; 13.43250 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Zaire Province |
Population
(2014 Census)[1]
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• Total | 23,880 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Climate | Aw |
Noqui (orNoki) is a town and municipalityinZaire ProvinceinAngola.[2] It is on the Congo River, just across the border from the city of Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The municipality had a population of 23,880 in 2014.[1]
Noki was the site of an early European trading post. In 1884 Alexandre Delcommune was appointed director of the Belgian factories in Boma and Noki.[3] In December 1884 Lieutenant Eduard Schulze tried to found a German colony near Noqui.[4]
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