Caconda | |
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Municipality andtown | |
  Caconda Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates:13°46′S15°5′E / 13.767°S 15.083°E /-13.767; 15.083 | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Huíla |
| Area | |
• Municipality andtown | 1,785 sq mi (4,622 km2) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Municipality andtown | 167,820 |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36/km2) |
| • Urban | 15,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Caconda is a town and amunicipality in the province ofHuíla, Angola. The municipality had a population of 167,820 in 2014.[1]
TheConcelho (municipality) was officially founded on 1857. It has a population of 167,820 (2014 census). In the 19th century, Caconda was the most advanced point in thecolonial territory ofPortugal in Africa.
There is also another populated place in Angola called Caconda, in the province ofHuambo, and a river, in the province ofUige.
Caconda has a place in the history ofzoology, because it was in this region that the greatPortuguese naturalist and explorerJosé Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta (1833–1897) carried out the greater part of his work. He died in 1897 in Caconda, while returning from an expedition.
The Caconda region was severely affected by theAngolan Civil War. It is an extremely poor area, with a more than 20%malnutrition rate and many families living onsubsistence farming. Many people were displaced during the civil war. TheUnited Nations relief program and theWorld Food Program have been essential in addressing the humanitarian catastrophe.
It is located the Plano Alto region, approximately 280 km North ofLubango, the provincial capital city, and approximately 700 km South fromLuanda, the country's capital city.
Caconda has asubtropical highland climate (Köppen:Cwb).
| Climate data for Caconda | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.3 (64.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 172 (6.8) | 160 (6.3) | 266 (10.5) | 123 (4.8) | 8 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (0.3) | 93 (3.7) | 160 (6.3) | 193 (7.6) | 1,182 (46.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data-org[3] | |||||||||||||