Cuito Cuanavale

Cuito Cuanavale
Town hall
Town hall
Cuito Cuanavale is located in Angola
Cuito Cuanavale
Cuito Cuanavale
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 15°10′S 19°10′E / 15.167°S 19.167°E / -15.167; 19.167
Country Angola
ProvinceCuando Cubango
Area
 • Total35,610 km2 (13,750 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total40,829
 • Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwa

Cuito Cuanavale, occasionally spelt Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale, is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango (Kuando-Kubango) province in Angola.

The area around the town was the scene of heavy fighting during various campaigns during the Angolan Civil War and the South African Border War, with the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale from 1987 to 1988 being the largest land battle in Africa since World War II.

  1. ^ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cuando Cubango" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]