Bailundo
| Bailundo | |||
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 12 ′ S , 15 ° 51 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Huambo | |||
| Município | Bailundo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-HUA | ||
| Comuna | Bailundo | ||
| surface | 7065 km² | ||
| Residents | 56,000 (2011) | ||
| density | 7.9 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Ireneu Cândido Sacaála | ||
Bailundo is a county and a small town in Angola . Before 1975 the place was called Teixeira da Silva .
history
Halavala, today's Bailundo, was the seat of the Bantu kingdom of Bailundo. In the 19th century it was finally subjected to the Portuguese colonial administration under the governor Francisco Teixeira da Silva (1826-1894). The village of Halavala was then given the Portuguese name Teixeira da Silva. On July 16, 1902, the village was raised to a small town ( Vila ). After Angola's independence in 1975, it was given its current name. This refers to the former kingdom.
During the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002), the UNITA rebel army had its headquarters here for a time.
administration
Bailundo is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Huambo . The district covers an area of 7065 km² and has about 56,000 inhabitants (2011 estimate). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
Five municipalities (Comunas) make up the Bailundo district:
Web links
- Profile of Bailundo County on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article of December 23, 2013 on the mayor of Bailundo's annual review , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 27, 2014
- ↑ Article from July 20, 2013 on the 111th anniversary of Bailundo's uprising as a small town , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 27, 2014
- ↑ Brief portrait of the bailundo district at www.guiaturismodeangola.com, accessed on April 27, 2014