Executive Decree No. 243/14 classifying the «Historical Centre of Mbanza Kongo» as a National heritage located in the Province of Zaire. Pays/Territoire Angola Type du document Règlement Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República, I Série, No. 125. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Patrimoine culturel Protection de l'habitat Classement/déclassement Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Executive Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Executive Decree, consisting of 5 articles, establishes the classification of the «Historical Centre of Mbanza Kongo» as a National heritage located in the Province of Zaire. It classifies this historical site, as National Cultural Heritage and defines its limits, whereas Mbanza Kongo is one of the oldest urban settlements below the equator, with remains of its evolution and history and deployed in the city as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kongo, by its political dominance, that influenced other realms of the region in terms of economical, social and religious aspects, later represented the core of the ancient city of 'São Salvador do Congo'. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org