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Ondjiva

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Also known as Ngiva, Ondijiva

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).

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Ondjiva is a city and commune in Angola, serving as the capital of Cunene Province and Uukwanyama. It is situated at an elevation of 1,098 meters above sea level and covers an area of 2,100 square kilometers. The official language is Portuguese, and the local time zone is UTC+01:00.

The population of Ondjiva is 121,537. The city is located in the administrative territorial entity of Cunene Province.

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Place details

Locality
Ondjiva
Region
Cunene
Country
Angola
Population
121,537
Timezone
Africa/Luanda

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Air quality

67US AQIModerate
PM2.5
15.7 µg/m³
PM10
15.9 µg/m³
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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
2100
Settlement.population_as_of
2014
Settlement.population_total
187914
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
WAT

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • 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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ondjiva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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