Menongue facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Menongue Serpa Pinto
Municipality and town
Menongue Location in Angola
Country	Angola
Province	Cuando Cubango Province
Area
• Municipality and town	23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Elevation	1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Municipality and town	320,914
• Density	13.656/km2 (35.37/sq mi)
• Urban	251,178
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Cwa

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a town, a municipality, and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.

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

History

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

Sports

FC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue.

See also

In Spanish: Menongue para niños