The Municipality of Kuvango is located east of the province of Huíla. AND limited to North through the municipalities of Catchiungo and Tchicala Tcholoanga, the This is through the municipalities of Chitembo and Cuchi, to the south through the municipality of Cuvelai, and to the west by the municipalities of Jamba and Chipindo.
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION | COMMUNES
Kuvango (headquarters)
Galangue
Vicungo
POPULATION
It has a total population of 78,543 inhabitants. Its population is mainly composed of the Nganguela ethnolinguistic group, influenced by Nyemba and Galangue. The majority of this population is dedicated to agricultural and livestock activities. self-subsistence, with associated peasants among them, small agricultural entrepreneurs, public servants and private individuals and traders.
The village of Kuvango is on the riverbank of the Cubango River (Okavango), which gives it its name. The River Cubango rises on the Huambo Plateau and has a course of 975 km. The Cubango - Okavango River represents one of the largest virgin aquatic ecosystems in the world. African continent and the surface of the earth.
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