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Uaco Cungo (before 1975 Santa Comba, also Waco Kungo or Cela) is a town, with a population of 90,000 (2014),Citypopulation.de
Population of cities & urban localities in Angola and a commune located in Cela Municipality in the
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 ...
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. The Population of the commune is 150,593 (2014). The town is served by
Waco Kungo Airport Waku Kungo Airport is an airport serving Waku-Kungo in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola. The runway is south of Waku-Kungo, near the village of Cela. The Wako Kungu non-directional beacon (Ident: CE) is located on the field. See also * * * List of ...
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History

On August 6, 1975, the civil war between UNITA, FNLA and MPLA forced local residents to leave their homes causing a total collapse of infrastructure that lasted over 30 years while the cold war persisted. Most of the residents of Waku Kungo, then Santa Comba, were rescued by the International Red Cross and air-lifted to Portugal. It was the site of a 1994 bombing of a school, resulting in the death of 89 children.


References

Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub