It is part of the municipality of Belas, province of Luanda.

It is actually a spit created by sediments from the Cuanza River, moved north by the Benguela Current.

Mussulo is linked to land at the Ponta das Palmeirinhas, the westernmost point of Luanda province.

The outer beach to the Atlantic Ocean is hardly visited because of the strong sea current and high waves.

The Commune of Mussulo is made up of six neighborhoods as follows:[2] Media related to Mussulo at Wikimedia Commons This Angola location article is a stub.