Nambuangongo is a municipality in the Bengo Province of Angola, with its seat in the city of Muxaluando.[2]
Nambuangongo | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Nambuangongo Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 8°1′S 14°12′E / 8.017°S 14.200°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Bengo Province |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 60,883 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
History
editDuring the Angolan War of Independence, one of the most notable episodes of the conflict occurred in this municipality when, on March 15, 1961, guerrillas from the Union of the Peoples of Angola (UPA; later FNLA) attacked the farms in the region, killed numerous farmers, and caused the rest to flee. They then occupied the central commune of Nambuangongo and declared the locality as the capital of the "Free State of Angola," marking the first experience of a liberated Angolan territory with self-government post-World War II. The iconic capital, Nambuangongo, would later be recaptured by Portuguese troops, led by Lieutenant Colonel Armando Maçanita, in an operation that took place from July 4 to August 10 of the same year, known in history as Operation Viriato.[3]
Demographics
editIn 2014, it had 61,024 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ambuíla, to the east by the municipality of Quitexe, to the south by the municipality of Dembos, and to the west by the municipalities of Ambriz and Dande. It is composed of the communes of Cage, Canacassala, Gombe, Muxaluando, Quicunzo, Quixico, and Zala.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ^ Melo, João de (1998). Os Anos da guerra, 1961-1975: os portugueses em Africa : crónica, ficção e história (in Brazilian Portuguese). Leya. ISBN 978-972-20-1481-6.
- ^ "Censo 2014". 2017-07-11. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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