Cuanhama, also known as Kwanhama, is a municipality in
Cunene Province, Angola. Cuanhama occupies 20,255 square kilometers and has 374,529 inhabitants .
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of
Cuvelai
Cuvelai is a town and municipality in Cunene Province in Angola
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, east by the municipality of
Menongue
Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a town, a municipality, and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominan ...
, the south by the municipality of
Namacunde
Namacunde or Namakunde is a town and municipality in Cunene Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 142,047 in 2014.
History as a mission station
Namacunde was a mission station of the Rhenish Mission Society in Oukwanyama in s ...
, and west by the municipality of
Ombadja
Ombadja (known as Santa Clara until 1975) is municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Its seat is the village of Xangongo (known in ancient times as Roçadas). It occupies 12,264 square kilometers and has about 304,964 inhabitants . It is bordere ...
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Ondjiva
Ondjiva, formerly Vila Pereira d'Eça, is a town, with a population of 121,537 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola. It is also the administrative capital of Cunene Province and is located at the extr ...
, the administrative capital of
Cunene Province, is located in Cuanhama. Other communes in Cuanhama include
Môngua,
Evale
Evale is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cunene.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are d ...
,
Nehone and
Tchimporo-Yonde.
Demographics
The municipality of Cuanhama recorded high population growth in recent years and is currently the most populous in the whole province of
Cunene.
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Municipalities of Angola
Populated places in Cunene Province