Chiange

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Chiange
commune and town
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Chiange
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 15°44′S13°54′E / 15.733°S 13.900°E / -15.733; 13.900
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Province Huíla
municipality Gambos
Area
  Total8,150 km2 (3,150 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total151,375
  Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Chiange is a town and commune in the municipality of Gambos, province of Huíla, Angola.

It is also the seat of the municipality of Gambos.

Chiange covers 8,150 square kilometres (3,150 sq mi) and as of 2011 had population of 151,375. [1] [2] It is terminus of a branch of the Moçâmedes Railway, which is the southernmost of the three railway networks in Angola, junctioning at Dongo.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Perfil da Província" (in Portuguese). Lubango, Angola?: Portal do Governo Provincial da Huíla. 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 9, 2009.


15°44′00″S13°54′00″E / 15.73333°S 13.90000°E / -15.73333; 13.90000