Repeated housing blocks
Clusters of apartment buildings repeat across the city in a steady rhythm. The result is an unusually regular texture, and it is the first thing you notice on the map.
Minimalist map poster · Angola
8.8486° S / 13.2750° E
A new planned city south of Luanda, laid out as a grid of uniform apartment blocks between wide avenues.





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
Kilamba is a planned satellite city in the Luanda area of Angola, built from the late 2000s on open land south of the capital. From above it looks unlike almost anywhere else in the region. Row after row of mid-rise apartment blocks stand in regular clusters, separated by broad avenues, with schools and service buildings placed at intervals.
The project was built by a Chinese state-owned construction company as part of a large national housing programme. In its early years it was widely reported to be largely empty because the apartments were too expensive for most buyers. After prices were lowered, residents moved in, and it is now a lived-in city.
A Kilamba map poster shows the city's defining quality, which is repetition. The matching blocks, straight avenues and neat boundaries create a pattern that reads almost like woven cloth or an architectural drawing. In black and white, that uniformity becomes the point, and the contrast with the looser neighbourhoods at its edges makes the design striking.
Clusters of apartment buildings repeat across the city in a steady rhythm. The result is an unusually regular texture, and it is the first thing you notice on the map.
Broad main roads divide the city into large sectors. They frame the housing clusters and give the whole plan a clear, easily readable structure.
The city ends in crisp edges where the planned layout meets the surrounding land. This sharp outline sets Kilamba apart from the looser growth nearby.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Kilamba
For residents, Kilamba stands for a first apartment, a new neighbourhood or a fresh start near Luanda, and a map fixes that moment. Its ordered, graphic layout also appeals to anyone interested in architecture and urban planning.
You can personalise the title and subtitle, add a moving-in date or a block name, and choose one of five styles. Printed posters on matte paper ship from partners in more than 30 countries, or you can download six HD sizes as PNG and PDF for $9.
Oder poster Kilamba| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.