Jamba, Huíla

This article is about the town Jamba in the Huíla province of Angola. For the other Jamba in the Cuando Cubango province of Angola, see Jamba, Cuando Cubango.

Jamba is a town and a municipality, with a population of 105,090 (2014 census), in the province of Huíla, Angola.^[1]

Jamba
Municipality
Jamba Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°42′S 16°04′E
Country	Angola
Province	Huíla
Area
• Municipality	11,200 km2 (4,300 sq mi)
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Municipality	105,090
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Urban [2]	12,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Cwa

Administrative subdivisions

The municipality of Jamba comprises three communes as follows

• Jamba, the seat of the municipality
• Cassinga
• Dongo^[3]

Transport

Rail

Jamba is served by the terminus of a short branch railway of the southern line of the national railway system.

Air

There is an airport in Jamba, (IATA: JMB).

See also

• Jamba, Cuando Cubango
• Railway stations in Angola

References

1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província da Huíla" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
3. "Huíla". Luanda, Angola: Angola Press News Agency. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-02.