Xangongo

Xangongo (pre-1975: Vila Roçadas) is a town with a population of 35,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Ombadja, within the province of Cunene, in Angola.

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Place details

Locality: Xangongo
Region: Cunene
Country: Angola
Population: 35,000
Timezone: Africa/Luanda

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Xangongo
Settlement.settlement_type: commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Brücke Xangango.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map: Angola
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Angola
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cunene
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ombadja
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2580
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 70568
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WAT

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Image: Brücke Xangango.JPG

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Xangongo (pre-1975: Vila Roçadas) is a town with a population of 35,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Ombadja, within the province of Cunene, in Angola.

Xangongo is also the seat of Ombadja municipality. The commune was also the site of considerable fighting in the Namibian War of Independence and the Angolan Civil War.