Mavinga is a town and
municipality
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Cuando Cubango Province
Cuando Cubango (Umbundu: Kwando Kubango Volupale) is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049km2 and a population of 534,002 in 2014. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is José Martins, who was appoi ...
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Angola
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One of the three municipalities in Angola. Predominantly inhabited by the
Mbunda and municipality had a population of 27,196 in 2014.
It comprises the communes of Mavinga, Cunjamba/Dime, Cutuile and Luengue.
See also
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Mbunda language
Mbunda is a Bantu language of Angola and Zambia. There are several dialects: Katavola, Yauma, Nkangala, Mbalango, Sango, Ciyengele ("Shamuka"), and Ndundu, all of which are closely related. Mbunda was one of six languages selected by the ''Inst ...
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Mbunda people
The Vambunda (singular ''Kambunda'', adjective and language ''Mbunda'', ''Mbúùnda'' or ''Chimbúùnda'') are a Bantu people who, during the Bantu migrations, came from the north to south-eastern Angola and finally Barotseland, now part of Zam ...
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Populated places in Cuando Cubango Province
Municipalities of Angola
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