Ombadja

Ombadja
Municipality

Bridge over the Cunene River in Xangango
Ombadja

Location in Angola

Coordinates: 16°47′28″S 14°56′6″E / 16.79111°S 14.93500°E / -16.79111; 14.93500Coordinates: 16°47′28″S 14°56′6″E / 16.79111°S 14.93500°E / -16.79111; 14.93500
Country  Angola
Province Cunene
Area
  Total 12,264 km2 (4,735 sq mi)
Population
  Total 14,800
  Density 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Ombadja (known as Santa Clara until 1975) is municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Its seat is the village of Xangongo (known in ancient times as Roçadas). It occupies 12,264 square kilometers and has about 290,077 inhabitants as of the 2014 Angolan census.[1] It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Matala, in the east by the municipalities of Cuvelai, Namacunde, Cuanhama, west by the municipalities of Curoca and Cahama. It contains the communes of Xangongo, Ombala-Yo-Mungo, Naulila, Humbe and Mucope.

References

  1. "RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES - Angola 2014 Census" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. Instituto Nacional de Estatística. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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