Andulo | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Pushpin Map: | Angola |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Angola |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Angola |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bié Province |
Area Total Km2: | 10100 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 258161 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Urban: | 50000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | -11.4833°N 65°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwb |
Andulo is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola.[3] The municipality covers an area of, with a Population of 258,161 in 2014.[4] It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mussende, to the east by the municipalities of Luquembo and Nharea, to the south by the municipalities of Cunhinga, Mungo and Bailundo and west by the municipalities of Cela and Quibala.
Andulo was promoted to the category of town on July 3, 1971 and on this date an annual festival is held to celebrate the event.[5]
In September 2008, Islamic extremists rioted in the city, attacking the property of Christians and murdering the young daughter of a deacon.[6]