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Uige

Middle Africa

Uige, formerly known as Carmona, is the capital of Uige Province in northwestern Angola, with a city population of 636,253 and a municipal population of 773,099. It grew from a small market center in 1945 to attain city status in 1956, and it is served by Uige Airport, which offers daily flights to Luanda.

Facts
Population
322,531 1
Founding Year
1946 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Uíge
GeoNames geonameid 2236568 (Uíge), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Uíge (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1946' on 'Uíge'View the Source
Wikidata: Uige
Wikidata Q911191, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Uige (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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