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
Serpa Pinto | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
  Menongue Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 14°39′20″S 17°41′03″E / 14.65556°S 17.68417°E | |
| Country |  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 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 251,178 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes,[3] and also home of the small Menongue Airport.
History
editDuring the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Portuguese explorer.
Sports
editFC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola
- ^ "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2012.