Municipality in Cuando, Angola
| Mavinga | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  MavingaLocation in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 16°0′S 20°0′E / 16.000°S 20.000°E / -16.000; 20.000 | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Cuando |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 44.347 km (17.122 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 27,196 |
| • Urban | 10,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Mavinga is a municipality in Angola, and the capital of Cuando Province since that province's creation in 2024. It is one of the three municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda. The municipality had a population of 27,196 in 2014. Previously Mavinga was part of Cuando Cubango Province, when it comprised the communes of Mavinga, Cunjamba/Dime, Cutuile and Luengue.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
- Manuel, Victor (25 December 2024). "Angola: Novo ano novo mapa" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- "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.
Further reading
- Mavinga: A Battle that Changed Angolan History, December 1989-May 1990. Cuito Cuanavale: UNITA. 1990.
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