Menongue

Menongue
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
Elevation 1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 32,203
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate Cwa

Menongue is a town, municipality and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.[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,[1] and also home of the small Menongue Airport.

History

During the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Portuguese explorer.

Sports

FC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Menongue". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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