Menongue

Municipality in Cubango, Angola

Menongue

Serpa Pinto

Municipality

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| Cubango
Area

• Municipality

| 23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population

(2014)[1]

• Municipality

| 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 municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola.[3] 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,[4] 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.

Menongue was formerly the capital of Cuando Cubango Province,[5] until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando and Cubango in 2024.[6][7]

## 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. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
5. ^ Law, Gwillim (6 October 2016). "Provinces of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
6. ^ Manuel, Victor (25 December 2024). "Angola: Novo ano novo mapa" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024.
7. ^ Guerra, Adolfo (30 December 2024). "Cuando e Cubango: Divisão sem mobilidade será um fracasso" (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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