Cainde

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Cainde
Cainde (Angola)
Cainde
Cainde
Coordinates 15 ° 43 ′  S , 12 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 15 ° 43 ′  S , 12 ° 52 ′  E
Basic data
Country Angola

province

Namibe
Município Virei
ISO 3166-2 AO-NAM
Comuna Cainde
Residents 12,500 (2013)
founding 1916
politics
mayor Inácio Paquete

Cainde is a village in Angola .

history

The municipality of Cainde was created in 1916 under Portuguese colonial administration . After the country gained independence in 1975, it remained a parish in Virei County.

administration

Cainde is the seat of a municipality of the same name (Comuna) in the district ( Município ) of Virei , in the province of Namibe . Around 12,500 people live in the municipality (2013 estimate). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.

The municipality includes seven localities:

  • Huncida
  • Hanja
  • Mungotunda
  • Vitchaviva
  • Luvar
  • TChakuto
  • Sayona (also Saiona)

economy

The community is dominated by agriculture. Agriculture and grazing cattle for self-sufficiency prevail.

The formerly important quarrying of granite and marble, especially at Sayona, is to be reactivated and to provide economic impetus.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Article of November 12, 2013 on new public facilities in Cainde , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 10, 2014
  2. ↑ Article from October 4, 2013 about a lack of mining investors in Virei County , state news agency ANGOP, accessed on May 10, 2014