Lumbala N'guimbo Explained

Lumbala N'guimbo
Settlement Type:commune
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 Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Moxico
Subdivision Name2:Bundas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:4080
Population Total:30297
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1

Lumbala N'guimbo, also spelled Lumbala-Nguimbo, is a town and commune in Angola located in Moxico Province, belonging to the Bundas Municipality, serving as the municipal headquarters.[2] [3]

Demographics

As of 2020, Lumbala has approximately 35,000 inhabitants, making it a medium-sized town.

Language

About half of the population speaks Portuguese as their first language, while the rest speak Bantu languages. There is a small community of English speakers from Zambia.

Religion

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic. There are also small communities of adherents to traditional African religions and Protestant Christianity.

Economy

The economy of Lumbala N'guimbo is based on agriculture, non-intensive livestock farming, timber extraction, and small-scale commerce. Lumbala N'guimbo has its own bank, BPC (Banco de Poupança e Crédito). The Lumbala N'guimbo branch is affiliated with BPC, an Angolan bank. Additionally, Lumbala Guimbo has its own airport, which boosts the region's economy.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/communes/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Census. Official Portal of the 2014 INE Angola Census. 1 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002055/http://censo.ine.gov.ao/xportal/xmain?xpid=censo2014&xpgid=provincias&provincias-generic-detail_qry=BOUI=10327849&actualmenu=10327849. 4 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Lumbala N'guimbo. google maps. 1 June 2018.