Cuanhama

Cuanhama
Municipality
Cuanhama Location in Angola
Coordinates: 16°28′23″S16°27′29″E / 16.47306°S 16.45806°E / -16.47306; 16.45806
Country	Angola
Province	Cunene
Area
• Total	4,524 km2 (1,747 sq mi)
Population  (2024 Census)
• Total	500,288
• Density	110.6/km2 (286.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Cuanhama, also known as Kwanhama, is a municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Cuanhama occupies 4,524 square kilometers and has 500,288 inhabitants as of the 2024 census ^[update] . ^[1] It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Cuvelai, east by the municipality of Menongue, the south by the municipality of Namacunde, and west by the municipality of Ombadja. Ondjiva, the administrative capital of Cunene Province, is located in Cuanhama. Other communes in Cuanhama include Môngua, Evale, Nehone and Tchimporo-Yonde.

Demographics

The municipality of Cuanhama recorded high population growth in recent years and is currently the most populous in the whole province of Cunene. ^[2]

References

1. Angola: municipalities Citypopulation
2. RODRIGUES, C.U. (2007) Economia Global e Gestão, 12(3): 57-70