Quipungo
| Quipungo | |||
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 49 ′ S , 14 ° 31 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Huíla | |||
| Município | Quipungo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-HUI | ||
| Comuna | Quipungo | ||
| surface | 7633 km² | ||
| Residents | 221,502 (2013) | ||
| density | 29 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Fernanda Cândida Ukali | ||
Quipungo is a small town and county in Angola .
administration
Quipungo is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Huíla . The district covers an area of 7633 km² with 221,502 inhabitants (extrapolated estimate 2014). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
The district of Quipungo is made up of five communities (Comunas):
history
On May 31, 1993, Unita guerrillas attacked a train near Quipungo, which derailed, killing 355 people.
Web links
- Profile of Quipungo County on the 2014 census website (port.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article from July 23, 2013 about school meals in the Quipungo district , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 14, 2014
- ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 224.