Ombadja

Municipality in Cunene, Angola
16°47′28″S 14°56′6″E / 16.79111°S 14.93500°E / -16.79111; 14.93500Country AngolaProvinceCuneneArea
 • Total12,264 km2 (4,735 sq mi)Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total304,964 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ombadja (known as Santa Clara until 1975) is municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Its seat is the village of Xangongo (known in colonial times as Roçadas). It occupies 12,264 square kilometers and has about 304,964 inhabitants as of the 2014 Angolan census[update].[1] It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Matala, in the east by the municipalities of Cuvelai, Namacunde, Cuanhama, west by the municipalities of Curoca and Cahama. It contains the communes of Xangongo, Ombala-Yo-Mungo, Naulila, Humbe and Mucope.

References

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Cunene" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.