Menongue

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola.^[3] The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014.^[1] It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.

Menongue Serpa Pinto
Municipality
Menongue Location in Angola
Coordinates: 14°39′20″S 17°41′03″E
Country	Angola
Province	Cubango
Area
• Municipality	23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Elevation	1,354 m (4,442 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Municipality	320,914
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
• Urban [2]	251,178
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Cwa

Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes,^[4] 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.

Menongue was formerly the capital of Cuando Cubango Province,^[5] until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando and Cubango in 2024.^[6][7]

Sports

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

See also

• Mbunda language
• Mbunda people
• Mbunda Kingdom