Camacupa
| Camacupa | |||
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 1 ′ S , 17 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Bié | |||
| Município | Camacupa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-BIE | ||
| Comuna | Camacupa | ||
| surface | 9469 km² | ||
| Residents | 160,000 (2013) | ||
| density | 16.9 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Alcida de Jesus Camatele | ||
Camacupa is a city in the Angolan province of Bié with about 19,000 inhabitants.
history
During the Portuguese colonial era , the small town ( Vila ) was named after the Portuguese general, engineer and colonial administrator Joaquim José Machado (1847–1925) Vila General Machado . After Angola's independence in 1975, the Portuguese place name was replaced by the current place name.
administration
Camacupa is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Bié . The district has over 160,000 inhabitants on an area of 9469 km². From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
The Camacupa district consists of five municipalities (Comunas):
- Camacupa
- Cuanza (also Kwanza)
- Ringoma
- Santo António da Muinha (also Muinha)
- Umpulo
Individual evidence
- ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de
- ↑ Article of January 27, 2014 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on March 15, 2014