Huambo
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Coordinates | 12 ° 46 ′ S , 15 ° 44 ′ E | |
Basic data | ||
Country | Angola | |
Huambo | ||
Município | Huambo | |
ISO 3166-2 | AO-HUA | |
Comuna | Huambo | |
height | 1700 m | |
surface | 2609 km² | |
Residents | 844,000 (2019) | |
density | 323.5 Ew. / km² | |
founding | 1912 | |
politics | ||
mayor | José Luís de Melo Marcelino | |
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Huambo is the capital of the province of the same name in the mid-west of the southwest African state of Angola . From 1928 to 1975 the city carried the Portuguese place name Nova Lisboa ("New Lisbon").
population
After Luanda and Lubango , Huambo is the third largest city in Angola. The population was around 203,000 in 1983. The 2014 census gave 656,574 inhabitants for the district ( município ), the estimate for 2019 is 844,000 inhabitants. In the list of cities in Angola , Huambo is registered with 61,885 inhabitants in 1970 and 226,177 in 2005. With these figures it should be noted that the censuses each refer to different areas, so some include the suburbs and surrounding, independent communities (greater area).
History and economy
The city of Huambo is located near the mountain Môco (2619 m) and was founded in 1912 by the Portuguese colonial rulers . Due to its colonial history , Huambo was called Nova Lisboa (New Lisbon ) between 1928 and 1975 .
During the first half of the 20th century, Huambo developed into the second largest city in Angola and the center of central Angola.
The city was severely damaged in the course of the civil war in Angola after the country's independence. During the war, Huambo was temporarily the stronghold of UNITA and the headquarters of its leader Jonas Savimbi . Mainly due to political grievances in the period after the war, repairing the damage made slow progress at first, but the reconstruction is now largely complete.
The once very famous Benguela Railway has now been put back into operation . This is also the most important economic factor for the city. In connection with this, the repair and maintenance of railway systems has also regained importance in Huambo .
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Huambo
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Sports
Nova Lisboa became known for its international 6-hour car races from the late 1960s.
The Clube Recreativo da Caála from Caála plays its home games in the first Angolan league, the Girabola , in the 8,000-seat Kurikutelas stadium in Huambo. Other football clubs from Huambo are Atlético Petróleos do Huambo (Petro Huambo), the Clube Desportivo Ferrovia founded in 1930 , and Benfica Huambo , a subsidiary of Benfica Lisbon founded in 1931 .
education
Huambo is home to the state university Universidade José Eduardo dos Santos . Also to be mentioned are the technical college Instituto Superior Politécnico do Huambo and the agricultural institute Instituto de Investigacão Agronómica , which is particularly dedicated to research and breeding.
administration
The circle
The city of Huambo is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Huambo , of which it is also the capital. The district has an area of 2609 km².
Three communities (Comunas) form the Huambo district:
Municipal holiday
- 21st September
Town twinning
- Amadora , Portugal
- Caldas da Rainha , Portugal
- Castelo Branco , Portugal
- Acevedo , State of Miranda , Venezuela (in preparation)
traffic
Huambo is an important station on the traditional Benguela Railway .
The Albano Machado Airport ( IATA code : November; ICAO code : FNHU) is the most important Huambos airport. It was built by the Portuguese colonial administration as "Aeroporto Nova Lisboa" and is now used primarily for domestic flights by TAAG Angola Airlines . With the Aeroporto Huambo (ICAO code: FNNL) the city has another airport.
As part of the government's ongoing infrastructure programs, Huambo has road links that are partly newly built and paved and partly in very poor condition. The Angolan long-distance bus company of Grupo SGO offers connections between Luanda (from Viana) and Huambo at a price (as of 2012) of 3000 Kwanzas (around 22 euros ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Lúcio Lara (1929–2016), politician, co-founder of the MPLA
- Zacarias Kamwenho (* 1934), archbishop and peace activist
- Gabriela Antunes (1937-2004), Angolan writer and teacher
- José Luís Champalimaud (1939–1996), Portuguese doctor and researcher
- Ricardo Cardoso (* 1958), well-known Portuguese judge
- Estanislau Marques Chindekasse (* 1958), Bishop of Dundo
- Manuel Mira Godinho (* 1959), Portuguese economist and university professor
- José Eduardo Agualusa (* 1960), writer
- José Luís Mateus Alexandre (* 1968 in Longonjo), Angolan biologist and university professor
- Nilton Rodrigo Farinha Rodrigues (* 1972), Portuguese humorist and author
- Filipe Duarte (* 1973), Portuguese actor and voice actor
- Hélder Ornelas (* 1974), Portuguese Olympic athlete
- Mantorras (* 1982), soccer player
- Jandira Sassingui ( Pérola ), singer
The Austrian architect Franz Schacherl (1943), the Angolan football coach Mabi de Almeida (2010), and the Angolan bishop Eugénio Salessu (2011) died in Huambo.
See also
Web links
- Website about Huambo
- Video portrait of Nova Lisboa 1970s on YouTube
- Video portrait of Huambo 2013 on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2014 census censo.ine.gov.ao , accessed on June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Population statistics citypopulation.de , accessed on June 11, 2019.
- ^ Maria da Conceição Neto, In Town and Out of Town: A Social History of Huambo (Angola), 1902-1961 , dissertation in history, School of Oriental and African Studies / University of London, 2012
- ↑ Pictures of the 6-day races in Nova Lisboa , video clip on YouTube , accessed on April 14, 2014
- ^ The Kurikutelas Stadium at www.fussballzz.de, accessed on April 14, 2014
- ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Article of March 18, 2013 in the newspaper O País , accessed on April 14, 2014
- ^ Joost De Raeymaeker: À Descoberta de Angola . 1st edition, Oficina do Livro, Alfragide 2012, p. 61, p. 101, ISBN 978-989-741-009-3