Bailundo
Bailundo | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() ![]() Bailundo Location in Angola | |
Coordinates: 12°11′45″S 15°51′20″E / 12.19583°S 15.85556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Huambo |
Area | |
• Total | 2,765 sq mi (7,161 km2) |
Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 294,494 |
• Density | 110/sq mi (41/km2) |
Climate | Cwb |
Coordinates: 12°11′45″S 15°51′20″E / 12.19583°S 15.85556°E
Bailundo (pre-1975 Vila Teixeira da Silva) is a municipality, with a population of 294,494 (2014), and a town, with a population of 70,481 (2014),[2] in the province of Huambo, Angola.
In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.[3]
On January 19, 2008, a Gira Globo Aeronáutica Beechcraft B200 Super King Air on approach to Huambo Airport in Huambo on a mountain near Bailundo, killing all 13 people on board.[4]
The King of Bailundo, Ekuikui IV, died on January 13, 2012.[5] He was succeeded by King Ekuikui V Armindo Francisco Kalupeteka.
References[]
- ^ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Huambo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
- ^ "IRIN Update 377 for 18 Mar 98.3.18". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air D2-FFK Bailundo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "MPs Pay Tribute to King Ekuikui IV". Angola Press Agency. AllAfrica.com. 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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- Municipalities of Angola
- Populated places in Huambo Province
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