Quilamba (or Kilamba) is an Angolan neighborhood that serves as the administrative center of Belas Municipality and a large housing development site 30 km (18 miles) from Luanda, the capital city of Angola.
It comprises about 750 apartment blocks ranging from 5 to 13 floors, over 100 commercial premises, 17 schools and 24 daycare centers to provide care and education for children, as well as over 240 stores to drive the local economy.
The cost is reported at US$3.5 billion, financed by a Chinese credit line and repaid by the Angolan government with oil.
[1]: 125 Quilamba contributed to meeting the election pledge made by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in 2008 to build a million new homes in four years.
[2] Despite a slow start, legislation signed into law by dos Santos resulted in a massive boom in demand.