Cunhinga

Cunhinga
Cunhinga
Coordinates	12 ° 14 ′  S , 16 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 12 ° 14 ′  S , 16 ° 47 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Bié
Município	Cunhinga
Comuna	Cunhinga
surface	1509 km²
Residents	43,000 (2012)
density	28.5  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Celeste David Elavoco Adolfo

Cunhinga is a small town ( Vila ) and a district in Angola , in southwest Africa .

history

Under Portuguese colonial rule , the place was named Vouga, after the Portuguese river Rio Vouga . After Angola's independence in 1975, the place was given its current name.

administration

Cinhinga is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Bié . The district has 43,000 inhabitants (2012 estimate) on an area of ​​1509 km².

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

• Cunhinga
• Belo Horizonte

education

After the end of the Angolan civil war in 2002 and the rebuilding programs that began a few years later, numerous schools in the Cunhinga district were renovated or rebuilt. In 2013, 1,230 teachers taught at around 200 primary and secondary schools in the district of 56,200 students.

Web links

• Cunhinga County profile on the 2014 Census Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Article from January 16, 2014 on www.portaldeangola.com, accessed on April 12, 2014
2. ↑ Brief portrait of the Cunhinga district at www.guiaturismodeangola.com, accessed on April 12, 2014