The Cunene River
The river widens into a reservoir above the town and then narrows again as it heads south. It is the strongest natural line on the map and runs through the whole composition.
Minimalist map poster · Angola
14.7327° S / 15.0348° E
A town on the upper Cunene River in Angola, where a dam, a railway line and irrigated fields give the map its shape.





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
Matala sits on the upper Cunene River in Angola's Huíla province, and on a map the river is the first thing you notice. It pools behind a dam beside the town, then carries on as a narrower channel through open savanna. The built-up area stays close to the water. Its loose pattern of streets thins out quickly into fields, tracks and scattered homesteads.
The Matala Dam was built in the colonial period to generate power and supply irrigation, and it is central to what the town is. Canals and farmed plots spread out from the river. In black and white, these straight farm lines stand out against the looser curves of the Cunene and the unpaved roads that lead away across the plateau.
The Moçâmedes railway runs inland from the Atlantic coast and passes through Matala, adding one more long, straight line to the map. A Matala map poster shows all of these together: the water, the dam, the rails and the modest street grid of a town that grew where the river could be put to work.
The river widens into a reservoir above the town and then narrows again as it heads south. It is the strongest natural line on the map and runs through the whole composition.
The dam's short, straight wall cuts across the river next to the town. It marks where the open water of the reservoir ends and the regular river channel begins again.
The Moçâmedes line crosses the area in long, straight sections. It links Matala with the coast and with the interior, and it contrasts with the curving river and the looser town streets.
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 Matala
For people who grew up in Matala or worked on its farms and waterworks, this map shows a very particular landscape: a river, a concrete dam and the roads in between. It makes a quiet, personal piece for a hallway or study, quite different from the usual big-city posters.
You can change the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example to add a family name or a date that matters. Choose one of five styles, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Then download the $9 HD files or order a printed poster on matte paper.
Oder poster Matala| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 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 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 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.
Eaeoen e ngaaba ngeni ouwa age ngaabe. Ngaeo poster e ibiyaneo ibon e print partner eg ibom ngaen ingi ngae 30+ eben, e naeo e yan ngaae e 3–7 aon wan ewa. Kom ngaa e eain ingi tracking ibon My Orders. Tauweo ebe 2–5 wik, ingi ibon ngaen ibun e ngaeo ngaeigie, e saet e sooe nuwe kom e pae.
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.