Humpata is a town and municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola. The municipality had a population of 89,144 in 2014. Humpata was the primary destination of the

Trekboers The Trekboers ( af, Trekboere) were nomadic pastoralists descended from European settlers on the frontiers of the Dutch Cape Colony in Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the C ...

on the Dorsland Trek in the 1870s. These Afrikaners formed the majority population in the area for some time, before leaving to South West Africa after World War I, though some stayed until 1975, on the onset of the Angolan Civil War.G. Clarence-Smith: ''The thirstland trekkers in Angola – Some reflections on a frontier society.''
/ref> Map of the Route of the Dorsland Trekkers

Map of the Route of the Dorsland Trekkers

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Populated places in Huíla Province Municipalities of Angola Great Trek {{Angola-geo-stub

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