Cela is a ''município'' (
municipality
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) in the
province
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of
Cuanza Sul
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a 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.
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(Kwanza Sul) in
Angola
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It covers an
area
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while ''surface area'' refers to the area of an open su ...
of and its
population
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is 225,520 in 2014.
Cela is bordered to the north by the municipality of
Quibala, to the east by the municipality of
Andulo, to the south by the municipalities of
Bailundo and
Cassongue, and to the west by the municipalities of
Seles and
Ebo.
The municipality contains the ''comunas'' (
communes
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) of
Waku Kungo
Uaco Cungo (before 1975 Santa Comba, also Waco Kungo or Cela) is a town, with a population of 90,000 (2014),Citypopulati ...
,
Kissanga Kungo
Kissanga Kungo is a commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Sul.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are Administrative division, administrative units in Angola after Municipalities of Angola, mu ...
and
Sanga
Sanga may refer to:
People
*Sanga, a Roman cognomen
*Rana Sanga (c. 1482–1528), king from the Sisodia dynasty
*Kumar Sangakkara (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
*Sanga (wrestler) (born 1984), ring name of professional wrestler Saurav Gurjar ...
. The municipal seat is Waku Kungo.
References
Municipalities of Angola
Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province
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