Cuangar

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Cuangar
Municipality and town
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Cuangar
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 17°36′S18°37′E / 17.600°S 18.617°E / -17.600; 18.617
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Province Cuando Cubango Province
Population
 (2014 Census) [1]
 • Total28,459
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate BSh

Cuangar is a city and municipality of the Cuando-Cubango province in Angola.

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It has 18,917 km2 and about 22,000 inhabitants. It is bounded to the north by the municipalities of Menongue and Nancova, to the east by the municipality of Calai, to the south by the Republic of Namibia, and to the west by the municipality of Namacunde.

The municipality consists of the central commune, equivalent to the city of Cuangar, and also includes the communes of Savate and Caila (or Bondo).

The name of the municipality derives from the name of a subgroup of the Ovambos, the Cuangares, who live in the area. [2]

History

It was in the city of Cuangar that the so-called Battle of Naulila took place on October 31, 1914, as part of the Cubango-Cunene Campaign, in which a German force unexpectedly attacked the Portuguese garrison at Fort Cuangar.

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References

  1. ↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuando Cubango" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.


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