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Bailundo
Malanje, Angola · Africa
About Bailundo
Bailundo sits on the route: 20 minutes from Buco.
Bailundo is in Malanje, Angola, with about 70,000 people. The nearest town is Buco, about 17 km away.
Bailundo (pre-1975 Vila Teixeira da Silva) is a municipality, with a population of 294,494 (2014), and a town, with a population of 70,481 (2014), in the province of Huambo, Angola.
In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.
On January 19, 2008, a Gira Globo AeronáuticaRead more
Beechcraft B200 Super King Air on approach to Huambo Airport in Huambo crashed on a mountain near Bailundo, killing all 13 people on board.
Located in Bailundo is the non-sovereign Kingdom of Bailundo. In 2021, Tchongolola Tchongonga was elected king of the Kingdom, to succeed Ekuikui IV who was deposed earlier in the same year. Kings are considered to be significant community leaders, and play important roles in local matters.
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Bailundo is in Malanje, Angola, about 17 km from Buco.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 70,481
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Angola
- Region
- Malanje
- Timezone
- Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates
- -9.5750, 15.9944
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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