Uaco Cungo Explained

Uaco Cungo
Official Name:Waku-Kungo
Other Name:Santa Coma
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Map:Angola
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Angola
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Cuanza Sul
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Cela
Area Total Km2:1430
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1475
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:150593
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-11.3583°N 15.1194°W
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
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Uaco Cungo (before 1975 Santa Comba, also Waco Kungo or Cela) is a town, with a population of 90,000 (2014),[3] and a commune located in Cela Municipality in the Cuanza Sul Province in Angola. The Population of the commune is 150,593 (2014). The town is served by Waco Kungo Airport.

History

On August 6, 1975, the civil war between UNITA, FNLA and MPLA forced local residents to leave their homes causing a total collapse of infrastructure that lasted over 30 years while the cold war persisted. Most of the residents of Waku Kungo, then Santa Comba, were rescued by the International Red Cross and air-lifted to Portugal. It was the site of a 1994 bombing of a school, resulting in the death of 89 children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Waku Kungo, Angola Page. Falling Rain Genomics.
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/communes/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de