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- ↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Moxico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
Coordinates: 13°42′04″S19°51′36″E / 13.70111°S 19.86000°E
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