Caimbambo

Caimbambo
Caimbambo
Coordinates	13 ° 2 ′  S , 14 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 2 ′  S , 14 ° 0 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Benguela
Município	Caimbambo
Comuna	Caimbambo
surface	3285 km²
Residents	48,000 (2011)
density	14.6  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Jacinto Tomé Amaro

Caimbambo is a small town in Angola .

administration

Caimbambo is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Benguela . The district has about 48,000 inhabitants (2011 estimate) on an area of ​​3285 km².

In the north, Caimbambo district borders on the district of the provincial capital Benguela , in the northeast and east on Cubal district , in the south on Chongorói and in the west on Baía Farta .

The following communities (Comunas) are in the Caimbambo district:

• Caimbambo
• Canhamela
• Catengue
• Cayave
• Wiyangombe

traffic

Caimbambo is located on the historic Benguela Railway , which connects the city with the provincial capital Benguela and the port city of Lobito , as well as with Huambo , the second largest city of Angola, and with Luau , where the route leads to the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and into the connection of the Société National des Chemins de fer du Congo passes.

sons and daughters of the town

• Mário Lucunde (* 1957), Catholic clergyman, bishop emeritus of Menongue

Web links

• Caimbambo County profile on the 2014 Census Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article from November 19, 2013 of the information portal www.portaldeangola.com, accessed on April 18, 2014
2. ↑ Brief portrait of the Caimbambo district at www.guiaturismodeangola.com, accessed on April 18, 2014