Menongue

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Menongue
Serpa Pinto
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Menongue
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°39′20″S17°41′03″E / 14.65556°S 17.68417°E / -14.65556; 17.68417
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Province Cuando Cubango Province
Area
   Municipality and town 23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Elevation
1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population
 (2014) [1]
   Municipality and town 320,914
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
   Urban
[2]
251,178
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate Cwa

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a town, a municipality, and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. [1] It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.

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Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes, [3] and also home of the small Menongue Airport.

History

During the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Portuguese explorer.

Sports

FC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
  3. "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2012.