Andulo

Andulo
Municipality and town
Andulo Location in Angola
Coordinates: 11°29′S 15°50′E / 11.483°S 15.833°E / -11.483; 15.833
Country	Angola
Province	Bié Province
Area
• Municipality and town	5,421 km^2 (2,093 sq mi)
Population  (2024 Census)
• Municipality and town	285,306
• Density	52.63/km^2 (136.3/sq mi)
• Urban [1]	50,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Cwb

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Andulo is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola.^[2] The municipality covers an area of 5,421 square kilometres (2,093 sq mi), with a population of 285,306 in 2024.^[3] It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mussende, to the east by the municipalities of Luquembo and Nharea, to the south by the municipalities of Cunhinga, Mungo and Bailundo and west by the municipalities of Cela and Quibala.

History

Andulo was promoted to the category of town on July 3, 1971 and on this date an annual festival is held to celebrate the event.^[4]

In September 2008, Islamic extremists rioted in the city, attacking the property of Christians and murdering the young daughter of a deacon.^[5]

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
2. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
3. Angola: municipalities Citypopulation
4. "Bié: Andulo comemora 44 anos de existência" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 13 Jul 2015. Retrieved 22 Mar 2016.
5. "/_php_libraries/file_bin/view_file.php" (PDF). barnabasfund.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2017-07-05.