Quilengues Explained

Quilengues
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:Huíla
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Total:75334
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-14.0814°N 14.0931°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Quilengues, also Kilenjes, is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 75,334 in 2014.

Geography

Quilengues sits on the western edge of the Central Highlands, and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Chongoroi, the east by the municipality of Caluquembe, the south by the cities of Lubango and Cacula, and to the west by the municipalities of Bibala and Camucuio.

Economy

The main activities are agriculture, trade and livestock.

History

Quilengues was colonized by the Portuguese from 1770. It served as a gateway for the slave trade, and expanded the trade to the southeast of Angola on to the Kunene River. Quilengues became a municipality on July 1, 1870.