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Cubango In Angola (2024)
Cubango may refer to the following places and jurisdictions : * Okavango River The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo), is a river in southwest Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana, and as Cubango in Angola, and Kavango in Namibia. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, runni ... ** Cubango Province in Angola ** the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango, former Catholic missionary jurisdiction ** the former Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola (originally (Upper) Cimbebasia (in Portuguese Angola)), suppressed into the Diocese of Nova Lisboa) * Cubango, Niterói, a neighborhood in the city of Niteroi, Brazil {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okavango River
The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo), is a river in southwest Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana, and as Cubango in Angola, and Kavango in Namibia. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for . It begins at an elevation of in the sandy highlands of Angola. Farther south, it forms part of the border between Angola and Namibia, and then flows into Botswana. The Okavango does not have an outlet to the sea. Instead, it discharges into the Okavango Delta or Okavango Alluvial Fan, in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert. The Cuito River is a major tributary. Flow The Cubango and Cuito Rivers are the principal tributaries of the Okavango Delta, and affect its health. In Angola, the upper reaches of the Cuito suffer clogging due to controlled burns of the vegetation, reducing water flow downstream as the accumulated water instead flows into the sand. Before it enters Botswana, the river drops in a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubango Province
Cubango is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from the western part of Cuando Cubango Province. Its capital is Menongue. Geography and climate Cubango borders the Angolan provinces of Cunene Province, Cunene to the west, Huíla Province, Huíla to the northwest, Bié Province, Bié to the north, Moxico Province, Moxico to the northeast, and Cuando Province, Cuando to the east. It also borders the Namibian regions of Kavango East, Kavango West, and Ohangwena Region, Ohangwena to the southeast, south, and southwest respectively. The province is drained by the Cubango River, which forms most of the province's border with Namibia, and its tributary the Cuito River forms much of the province's border with Cuando. The northern part of Cubango belongs to the dry miombo woodlands ecoregion, while the south falls in the Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands, Zambezian ''Baikiaea'' woodlands ecoregion. Cubango's climate varies from tropical in the north to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Prefecture Of Lower Congo In Cubango
The Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo (or Apostolic Prefecture of Portuguese Congo) was a Roman Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Central Africa's Congo Basin. History The Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo, an exempt jurisdiction (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See), was established in 1640 on colonial territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda in then Portuguese Congo. On 22 November 1886, it lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Belgian Congo (alias Belgisch Kongo or Congo Belge, the official names of the meanwhile explored Belgian colony). Still in 1886, the remainder was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango In 1900 it lost territory again, to establish the Mission sui juris of Lunda (alias Mlundi). On 4 September 1940, it was suppressed and its territory merged into the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda, in then still Portuguese Angola. Incumbents (all Roman Rite and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Prefecture Of Cubango In Angola
The Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola was an exempt Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in present Angola. History * Established on 3 July 1879 as Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas * Lost territory in 1881 to establish the Mission sui juris of Cunene * Renamed on 1 August 1892 as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola (Curiate Italian: Cimbebasia Superiore), having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia * Renamed on 10 January 1921 as Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola * Suppressed on 4 September 1940, its territory being reassigned to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Lisboa, to which its incumbent was promoted as first Bishop. Ordinaries ;Apostolic Prefect of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola * Alfredo Ludovico Keiling, C.S.Sp. (1909.11.16 – 1921.01.10) ;Apostolic Prefects of Cubango in Angola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
