Andulo is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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in
Bié Province
Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of and a population of 1,455,255 in 20 ...
in
Angola
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. The municipality covers an area of , with a Population of 258,161 in 2014.
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of
Mussende
Mussende is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola
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, to the east by the municipalities of
Luquembo
Luquembo is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola
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and
Nharea, to the south by the municipalities of
Cunhinga,
Mungo and
Bailundo
Bailundo (pre-1975 Vila Teixeira da Silva) is a municipality, with a population of 294,494 (2014), and a town, with a population of 70,481 (2014), in the province of Huambo, Angola.
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and west by the municipalities of
Cela and
Quibala.
History
Andulo was promoted to the category of town on July 3, 1971 and on this date an annual festival is held to celebrate the event.
2008 incident
In September 2008, Islamic extremists rioted in the city, attacking the property of Christians and murdering the young daughter of a deacon.
References
Populated places in Bié Province
Municipalities of Angola
1971 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
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