Chipindo | |
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Municipality andtown | |
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  Chipindo Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates:13°49′28″S15°48′0″E / 13.82444°S 15.80000°E /-13.82444; 15.80000 | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Huíla |
| Area | |
• Municipality andtown | 1,559 sq mi (4,038 km2) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Municipality andtown | 64,714 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
| • Urban | 10,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Chipindo is a town andmunicipality, with a population of 64,714 (2014 census), in the province ofHuíla,Angola.[3][1]
It is situated 450 km North ofLubango,Huila province capital.
With an extension of 4.038 km2, and a population density of 19 per km2, it is limited with the towns ofCaála andTchicala Tcholoanga inHuambo Province in the North, withJamba town in the South, withKuvango in the East and withCaconda andChicomba in the West.
Its population is 64,714 at the 2014 census, distributed in two communes, Chipindo Sede and Bambi, that are constituted by seven regedorías, Tchitata, Camoanha, Sangueve, Capembe e Bundjei (Chipindo Sede), Catapua, Bambi sede (Bambi), and a great number of aldeias in each comuna. During the raining season traffic is strongly reduced due to the bad shape of the roads.
It has a small landing runway.
Chipindo has asubtropical highland climate (Köppen:Cwb) with two differentiated seasons, awet season from October to April and adry season from May to September. Temperatures are somewhat lower during the dry season.
| Climate data for Chipindo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 190 (7.5) | 162 (6.4) | 228 (9.0) | 115 (4.5) | 10 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.2) | 69 (2.7) | 147 (5.8) | 196 (7.7) | 1,122 (44.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Mother tongue of most of the population isUmbundu, spoken by the majority of Umbundu people, although it exist a part of the population belonging to Gangela people, especially in the West, close toKuvango. The population is in its majority of strong traditional beliefs.
Since the end of the war, for the first time in 14 years, since March 19, 2002, a local administration was established.
Regidurias: Catapua, Bambi sede.