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Quibala
Quibala (also written Kibala) is a town, with a population of 27,128 (2014 census), Population of cities & urban localities in Angola and a municipality in Cuanza Sul, Angola. The municipality has a population of 142,057 (2014 census) and comprises an area of 10,300 km2. It is bordered by the city of in the north, by the town of Waku-Kungo in the east, by the municipality of Ebo in the south, and in the west by the municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuanza Sul Province
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza River, Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 1,881,873. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Don founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo. History The province was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). A large number of civilians were killed in the clashes between UNITA, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA). Coffee plantations and fields were destroyed. Frequent attacks forced people to leave their municipalities. UNITA had opened its central front in the province. Around 116,000 displaced people were living in camps. The majority of them were from the rural areas and the densely populated plateau regions. On 17 December 2000, the UNITA combatants killed 31 FAA soldiers and looted vehicles, arms and about 20,000 litres of diesel in Quibala. In April 2001 they attacked FAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chó Do Guri
Maria de Fátima - better known by her pen name Cho do Guri - (24 January 1959 – 7 July 2017) was an Angolan poet and writer. Biography Fatima was born on January 24, 1959, in Quibala, Cuanza Sul Province in Portuguese Angola. She is the daughter of an Angolan mother and a German father. At two years of age she came to Luanda where she lived with her mother in the Bairro Operario. At the age of four, her mother took Fátima to a house for disadvantaged children because she could no longer feed her. She developed an interest in poetry at a young age and published her first poem in 1988, in the newspaper Mural da Associação de Estudantes Angolanos em Portugal. Fatima received her primary and secondary education in Luanda. She studied pharmaceutical sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She graduated in social policy by the Open University of Lisbon. Her first book, ''Vivências'', was published in 1996. ''Chiquito de Camuxiba'' was published i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Savanna Climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of precipitation and also less than 100-\left (\frac \right)mm of precipitation. This latter fact is in a direct contrast to a tropical monsoon climate, whose driest month sees less than of precipitation but has ''more'' than 100-\left (\frac \right) of precipitation. In essence, a tropical savanna climate tends to either see less overall rainfall than a tropical monsoon climate or have more pronounced dry season(s). In tropical savanna climates, the dry season can become severe, and often drought conditions prevail during the course of the year. Tropical savanna climates often feature tree-studded grasslands due to its dryness, rather than thick jungle. It is this widespread occurrence of tall, coarse grass (called savanna) which has led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calulo
Calulo is a town, with a population of 44,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of the municipality. The town stands at an altitude of above sea level. Calulo is the hometown of the popular football team Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, usually known simply as Recreativo do Libolo, is an Angolan multisport club based in Libolo, Cuanza Sul Province. History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three different clubs in the vil .... See also * Estádio Municipal de Calulo External linksTown of Calulo References Populated places in Cuanza Sul P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waku-Kungo
Uaco Cungo (before 1975 Santa Comba, also Waco Kungo or Cela) is a town, with a population of 90,000 (2014), Population of cities & urban localities in Angola and a commune located in Cela Municipality in the in . The Population of the commune is 150,593 (2014). The town is served by Waco Kungo Airport
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Ebo, Angola
Ebo, Angola is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... The municipality had a population of 165,129 in 2014. References Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabela, Angola
Gabela is a town, with a population of 116,903 (2014), and a commune, named Gabela Sede, in the municipality of Amboim, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of that municipality. The area of the commune comprises 459 km2 with a population of 184,723. It was founded as ''N'Guebela'' on September 28, 1907. Around the town, some areas of the Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands with its unique plants and animals are still to be found. The Gabela akalat (''Sheppardia gabela''), a species of bird, was first recorded here by scientists and subsequently named after the town, as were the Gabela helmet-shrike (''Prionops gabela'') and Gabela bush-shrike (''Laniarius amboimensis''); these endangered species are only found in the uplands near Gabela. Mining and transport Gabela used to have a mine with a narrow gauge railway to Porto Amboim Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Amboim
Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km narrow gauge railway to Gabela, albeit closed in 1987 due to the civil war and to the abandonment of most coffee plantations, the biggest source of revenue from Gabela. Originally Porto Amboim was known as Kissonde, a small village later colonized in 1587 by the Portuguese naming it Benguela and later Benguela Velha (Old Benguela) due to the creation of another village today known as Benguela located 350 km south of Benguela Velha. In 1923, the name was changed to Porto Amboim. Today (2014) Porto Amboim is one of the growing areas for the offshore industry. The pre-salt in front of the coast of Angola, with Porto Amboim in the centre is a planned development area. With companies as Paenal, a joint venture between Sonangol, SBM and DSME and Heerema Porto Amboim, the two major offshore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
