Menongue, formerly called Serpa Pinto, is the capital of Cubango Province in Angola, with about 320,914 residents in the wider municipality according to the 2014 census and 251,178 in its urban area. It sits at an elevation of 1,354 meters and is a terminus of the Mocamedes Railway. Menongue was formerly the capital of the larger Cuando Cubango Province before that province split into Cuando and Cubango in 2024.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Menongue (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 382,635 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -14.6556, longitude 17.6842
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1131 m
P2046 (area)
area 9832.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 382635 (2024)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -14.6556,17.6842
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 1361.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -14.75, 17.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -14.75, 17.75
-14.75 17.75 BSh
4. GeoNames: Menongue - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3347353Quote, cities500 record 3347353
-14.6585 17.69099 P PPLA AO CBG 251178 1355 Africa/Luanda
Menongue (Wikipedia)
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Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola.
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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