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Menongue

Menongue
Municipality and town
Menongue is located in Angola
Menongue
Menongue
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°39′20″S 17°41′03″E / 14.65556°S 17.68417°E / -14.65556; 17.68417
Country  Angola
Province Cuando Cubango Province
Elevation 1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 32,203
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Climate Cwa

Menongue is a town, municipality and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.

Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Namibe, and also home of the small Menongue Airport.

During the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Portuguese explorer.


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