Mavinga, Cuando Cubango

Mavinga, Cuando Cubango

Mavinga is a town and municipality in the Cuando Cubango province of Angola. The area spans 44,347 km² and contains about 30,000 inhabitants. It comprises the communes of Mavinga, Cunjamba/Dime, Cutuile and Luengue.

The strategically important town saw heaving fighting during the Angolan civil war, as it was the gateway from the north to the UNITA-held Jamba.[1]

References

  1. ^ Edward George (2005). The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. Routledge. ISBN 0415350158. http://books.google.com/books?id=u_0yE0vcBQoC. 

Further reading

Coordinates: 15°47′45″S 20°21′26″E / 15.79583°S 20.35722°E / -15.79583; 20.35722


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