Ondjiva
Sign in to saveOndjiva, formerly '''Vila Pereira d'Eça''', is a town, with a population of 121,537 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola. It is also the administrative capital of Cunene Province and is located at the extreme south of the country, about from the border with Namibia. It was traditionally the seat of the Ovambo king of the Oukwanyama tribe. Ondjiva was greatly affected by the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002).
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ondjiva
- Settlement.other_name
- Vila Pereira d'Eça
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Angola
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- 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
- Cuanhama
- Settlement.area_total_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Angola
- Official name
- Ondjiva
- Country
- Angola
- Located in
- Cunene Province
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Population
- +121537
- Area
- +2100
- Elevation
- +1098
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Uukwanyama
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Mission station
- Angolan Civil War
- Demographics
- Geography
- Neighborhoods
- Transport
- Annual Trade Fair
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Ondjiva, formerly '''Vila Pereira d'Eça', is a town, with a population of 121,537 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola. It is also the administrative capital of Cunene Province and is located at the extreme south of the country, about from the border with Namibia. It was traditionally the seat of the Ovambo king of the Oukwanyama tribe. Ondjiva was greatly affected by the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002).
==History==