Menongue

Municipality and town in Cuando Cubango Province, Angola

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 / -14.65556; 17.68417
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

[2]

| 251,178
Time zone| UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate| Cwa

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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* Mbunda language
* Mbunda people
* Mbunda Kingdom

## 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.

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Municipalities of Angola

Bengo Province|

* Ambriz
* Bula Atumba
* Dande
* Dembos
* Nambuangongo
* Pango Aluquém

Benguela Province|

* Baía Farta
* Balombo
* Benguela
* Bocoio
* Caimbambo
* Catumbela
* Chongorói
* Cubal
* Ganda
* Lobito

Bié Province|

* Andulo
* Cunhinga
* Chinguar
* Chitembo
* Catabola
* Camacupa
* Cuemba
* Cuíto
* Nharea

Cabinda Province|

* Belize
* Buco-Zau
* Cabinda
* Cacongo

Cuando Cubango Province|

* Calai
* Cuito Cuanavale
* Cuangar
* Cuchi
* Dirico
* Longa
* Mavinga
* Menongue
* Nancova
* Rivungo

Cuanza Norte Province|

* Ambaca
* Banga
* Bolongongo
* Cazengo
* Cambambe
* Golungo Alto
* Lucala
* Ngonguembo
* Quiculungo
* Samba Cajú

Cuanza Sul Province|

* Amboim
* Cassongue
* Cela
* Waku-Kungo
* Conda
* Ebo
* Libolo
* Mussende
* Porto Amboim
* Quibala
* Quilenda
* Seles
* Sumbe

Cunene Province|

* Cahama
* Cuanhama
* Curoca
* Cuvelai
* Namacunde
* Ombadja

Huambo Province|

* Bailundo
* Caála
* Ecunha
* Huambo
* Cachiungo
* Londuimbali
* Longonjo
* Mungo
* Chicala-Choloanga
* Chinjenje
* Ucuma

Huíla Province|

* Caconda
* Cacula
* Caluquembe
* Chibia
* Chicomba
* Chipindo
* Gambos
* Humpata
* Jamba
* Kuvango
* Lubango
* Matala
* Quilengues
* Quipungo

Luanda Province|

* Belas
* Cacuaco
* Cazenga
* Ícolo e Bengo
* Luanda
* Quiçama
* Viana

Lunda Norte Province|

* Capenda-Camulemba
* Caumbo
* Caungula
* Chitato
* Cuango
* Cuilo
* Lubalo
* Lucapa
* Xá-Muteba

Lunda Sul Province|

* Cacolo
* Dala
* Muconda
* Saurimo

Malanje Province|

* Cacuso
* Calandula
* Cambundi-Catembo
* Caombo
* Cunda-Dia-Baze
* Kiwaba Nzoji
* Luquembo
* Malanje
* Marimba
* Massango
* Mucari
* Quela
* Quirima

Moxico Province|

* Alto Zambeze
* Bundas
* Camanongue
* Léua
* Luacano
* Luau
* Luchazes
* Luena
* Lumeje
* Moxico

Namibe Province|

* Bibala
* Camacuio
* Moçâmedes
* Tômbua
* Virei

Uíge Province|

* Alto Cauale
* Ambuila
* Bembe
* Buengas
* Bungo
* Damba
* Milunga (formerly Macocola)
* Mucaba
* Negage
* Puri
* Quimbele
* Quitexe
* Sanza Pombo
* Songo
* Uíge
* Zombo

Zaire Province|

* Cuimba
* M'banza-Kongo
* Noqui
* N'zeto
* Soyo
* Tomboco

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Cuando Cubango Province

Capital: Menongue

Menongue|

* Menongue
* Caiundo
* Cueio-Betre
* Missombo

Calai|

* Calai
* Maue(Mavengue)

Cuito Cuanavale|

* Cuito Cuanavale
* Baixo Longa
* Lupiri
* Longa

Cuangar|

* Cuangar
* Bondo-Caila
* Savate

Cuchi|

* Cuchi
* Cutato
* Chinguanja
* Vissati[citation needed]

Dirico|

* Dirico
* Mucusso
* Xamavera

Mavinga|

* Mavinga
* Cujamba
* Cutuilo
* Luengue

Nancova|

* Nancova
* Rito

Rivungo|

* Rivungo
* Luiana
* Chipundo
* Neriquinha
* Jamba Cueio

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