Bailundo
Municipality and town in Huambo, Angola
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Bailundo | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
  Bailundo Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 12°11′45″S 15°51′20″E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Huambo |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,765 sq mi (7,161 km2) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 294,494 |
| • Density | 106.5/sq mi (41.12/km2) |
| Climate | Cwb |
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),[2] in the province of Huambo, Angola.
In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.[3]
On January 19, 2008, a Gira Globo Aeronáutica Beechcraft B200 Super King Air on approach to Huambo Airport in Huambo crashed on a mountain near Bailundo, killing all 13 people on board.[4]
Located in Bailundo is the non-sovereign Kingdom of Bailundo. In 2021, Tchongolola Tchongonga was elected king of the Kingdom, to succeed Ekuikui IV who was deposed earlier in the same year.[5] Kings are considered to be significant community leaders, and play important roles in local matters.[6][7]
