Curoca
| Curoca | |||
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 15 ′ S , 14 ° 1 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Cunene | |||
| Município | Curoca | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-CNN | ||
| Comuna | Curoca | ||
| surface | 7998 km² | ||
| Residents | 45,498 (2014) | ||
| density | 5.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Francisco Tome Ngolowimue | ||
Curoca (also Kuroka ) is a small town and a district in Angola , in southwest Africa .
Place name
Until the independence of Angola in 1975, the small town had the Portuguese place name Vila de Aviz , after the Portuguese place Avis in old spelling. The place was the seat of the district of Curoca, which is named after the Curoca river that runs here . After 1975 the small town was also given the name of the district.
administration
Curoca is a district ( Município ) in the province of Cunene . It covers an area of 7998 km². The population was estimated at 45,498 in 2014, after around 56,000 inhabitants in 2011. The 2014 census will henceforth provide reliable population data.
Two communities (Comunas) form the Curoca district:
- Curoca (also Oncócua)
- Chitado
The district has 25 towns. In addition to the parish seats, the most important are Manbonde, Tchipaunco, Tapela and Woru.
Web links
- Curoca County profile on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article of April 7, 2014 on the mayor's declaration on the progress made in the district since the peace treaty in 2002 , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 10, 2014
- ^ Entry of a plant identification from 1956, Angola, Cunene Province, Curoca County, road to the village of Vila de Aviz , accessed on May 10, 2014
- ↑ Curoca's short profile at www.guiaturismodeangola.com, accessed on May 10, 2014