Golungo Alto
| Golungo Alto | |||
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| Coordinates | 9 ° 8 ′ S , 14 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Cuanza Norte | |||
| Município | Golungo Alto | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-CNO | ||
| Comuna | Golungo Alto | ||
| surface | 1989 km² | ||
| Residents | 34,000 (2014) | ||
| density | 17.1 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Cirilo Matias Mateus | ||
Golungo Alto is a small town ( Vila ) and a district in northern Angola . The mahogany tree species Khaya anthotheca was first described here in 1859 by Friedrich Welwitsch .
administration
Golungo Alto is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Cuanza Norte . The district area covers 1989 km² with around 34,000 inhabitants (2014 estimates). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
Four communities (Comunas) make up the Golungo Alto district:
traffic
Golungo Alto was connected to the Luanda Railway via a 31 km branch line from 1915 until it was shut down during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). While the Luanda Railway was restored and put into operation in 2010, the branch line to Golungo Alto will remain closed.
sons and daughters of the town
- António de Assis Júnior (1877–1960), journalist, novelist and lawyer
- Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), politician and author
- Pedro Francisco Miguel (* 1941), philosopher, author and university professor in Italy
- Rosária da Silva (* 1959), journalist, writer and poet
- Maurício Agostinho Camuto (* 1963), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Caxito
Web links
- Golungo Alto County profile on the 2014 Census website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article from March 18, 2013 about the district administration's plans to improve the water supply ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , News portal www.diarioangolano.com, accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Article from January 11, 2014 about 16 new AIDS cases in the Golungo Alto district , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 20, 2014
- ↑ Article on the history of the railroad in Angola at www.angolabelazebelo.com, accessed on April 20, 2014
