Menongue

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola.[1] The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014.[2] 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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Sports
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## 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,[4] until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando and Cubango in 2024.[5][6]

## 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. ↑ "Lei n.° 14/24 de 5 de Setembro". Diário da República (Government of Angola) (171): pp. 9800–10505. 5 September 2024. https://mpla.ao/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Lei14.24de5deSetembro.pdf. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. ↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuando Cubango". https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/Publicacao_Cuando_Cubango_DID_FINAL_12_12_0216.pdf.
3. ↑ "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/375203/Menongue.
4. ↑ Law, Gwillim (6 October 2016). "Provinces of Angola". https://statoids.com/uao.html. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
5. ↑ Manuel, Victor (25 December 2024). "Angola: Novo ano novo mapa" (in pt). ANGOP. https://angop.ao/noticias/grandes-reportagens/angola-novo-ano-novo-mapa/.
6. ↑ Guerra, Adolfo (30 December 2024). "Cuando e Cubango: Divisão sem mobilidade será um fracasso" (in pt). Deutsche Welle. https://www.dw.com/pt-002/cuando-e-cubango-divisão-sem-mobilidade-será-um-fracasso/a-71185343. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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