Caluquembe

Caluquembe
Caluquembe is located in Angola
Caluquembe
Caluquembe
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 13°47′S 14°41′E / 13.783°S 14.683°E / -13.783; 14.683
Country Angola
ProvinceHuíla
Area
 • Municipality and town1,136 sq mi (2,941 km2)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town179,931
 • Density160/sq mi (61/km2)
 • Urban31,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwb

Caluquembe (Kalukembe) is a town and municipality, with a population of 179,931 (2014 census), in the province of Huíla, Angola.[1]

It is also the site of two missionary efforts; one, Roman Catholic and the other, Evangelical Protestant. At the Protestant mission there were for the majority of the past century a Bible school and a hospital run by the Swiss Alliance Missionaire Evangelique.

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província da Huíla" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola