Mavinga, Cuando Cubango

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Edward George (2005). The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. Routledge. ISBN 0415350158. 

[edit] Further reading

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

 This Angolan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.