Cangola
| Cangola | |||
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 58 ′ S , 15 ° 51 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Uíge | |||
| Município | Cangola | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-UIG | ||
| Comuna | Cangola | ||
| Residents | 75,000 (2013) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Geremias Alfredo Lupasso Cuzangama | ||
Cangola (sometimes also Kangola ) is a small town and a district in Angola , in southwestern Africa . The district is also called Alto Cauale .
history
Cangola was one of the scenes of the first raids by the UPA independence movement ( União das Populações de Angola , from 1962 FNLA ), with which the Portuguese colonial war (1961-1975) began in Angola in the spring of 1961 .
administration
Cangola is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Uíge . The district was named Alto Cauale, but is now mostly named after its capital, Cangola. Around 75,000 people live in the district (2013 estimate). From now on, the 2014 census should provide accurate population data.
There are three communities (Comunas) in the district:
sons and daughters of the town
- Almeida Kanda (* 1959), Bishop of N'dalatando
Web links
- Cangola County profile on the 2014 Census Official Website
- Report on a road trip through the Cangola / Alto Cauale district in January 2011 (port.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article of January 2, 2013 on the swearing-in of new mayors in the province of Uíge , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 23, 2014
- ^ Carlos de Matos Gomes, Fernando Farinha: Guerra Colonial. To repórter em Angola. 2nd edition, Editorial Notícias, Lisbon 2001, pp. 36/37, ISBN 972-46-1299-6
- ↑ Article from December 19, 2013 about 730 successful school leavers in the Cangola district of the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 23, 2014