Menongue

Menongue
Serpa Pinto
Menongue is located in Angola
Menongue
Menongue
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°39′20″S 17°41′03″E / 14.65556°S 17.68417°E / -14.65556; 17.68417
Country Angola
ProvinceCuando Cubango Province
Area
 • Municipality and town23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Elevation
1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Municipality and town320,914
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Urban251,178
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwa

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.

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

History

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

Sports

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.