Cuando Cubango
| Cuando Cubango | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
 Cuando Cubango, province of Angola |
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| Country | Angola |
| Capital | Menongue |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Pedro Mutindi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199,049 km2 (76,853 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 510,369 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | AO-CCU |
| Website | www |
Cuando Cubango is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049 km2 and a population of approximately 510,000. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is General Higino Carneiro. According to 1988 US government statistics, the provincial population was 125,600, with just 3,600 living in urban areas. Municipalities in this province include Calai, Cuangar, Cuchi, Cuito Cuanavale, Dirico, Longa, Mavinga, Menongue, Nancova, and Rivungo.
The name of the province derives from that of the Cuando and Cubango rivers, which flow through the eastern and western edges of the province, respectively.
Cuando Cubango is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. It is located in the extreme south-east of Angola. To the north and north-east it is bordered with Moxico Province, and in the west - the provinces of Huila and Cunene. In the south of Cuando Cubango it borders Namibia, and to the east - Zambia.
Considerable natural habitat previously existed within the province, although much of these areas has been destroyed during the period 1965 to 1991 during the foreign intervention years of the Angolan Civil War. In particular, the area was previously suitable habitat for the endangered painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, which is now deemed extirpated in the local area.
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