Chicala Cholohanga

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Chicala Cholohanga
Chicala Cholohanga (Angola)
Chicala Cholohanga
Chicala Cholohanga
Coordinates 12 ° 46 ′  S , 15 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 12 ° 46 ′  S , 15 ° 27 ′  E
Basic data
Country Angola

province

Huambo
Município Chicala Cholohanga
Comuna Chicala Cholohanga
surface 4380 km²
Residents 114,597 (2008)
density 26.2  Ew. / km²

Chicala Cholohanga (also Tchikala-Tcholohanga , Tchikala-tcholo , Tchicala-Tcholoanga and similar variants) is a small town and a district in Angola .

history

The place had the Portuguese place name Vila Nova . After Angola's independence in 1975, it was given its current name.

administration

Chicala Cholohanga is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Huambo . The district covers an area of ​​4380 km² and has 114,597 inhabitants (2008 extrapolation). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.

The Chicala Cholohanga district consists of four communities (Comunas):

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Article of August 12, 2008 about the state of development of the district , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 12, 2014