Menongue

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

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola. ^[3] 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.

Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes, ^[4] 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.

Menongue was formerly the capital of Cuando Cubango Province, ^[5] until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando and Cubango in 2024. ^{[6] [7]}

Sports

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

See also

• Mbunda language
• Mbunda people
• Mbunda Kingdom

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.
2. Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
3. "Lei n.° 14/24 de 5 de Setembro" (PDF). Diário da República. No. 171. Government of Angola. 5 September 2024. pp. 9800–10505. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
4. "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
5. Law, Gwillim (6 October 2016). "Provinces of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
6. Manuel, Victor (25 December 2024). "Angola: Novo ano novo mapa" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024.
7. Guerra, Adolfo (30 December 2024). "Cuando e Cubango: Divisão sem mobilidade será um fracasso" (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 27 February 2025.