Caluquembe

Coordinates: 13°47′S 14°41′E / 13.783°S 14.683°E / -13.783; 14.683
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For the traditional kingdom, see Kalukembe.
Caluquembe
Municipality and town
Caluquembe is located in Angola
Caluquembe
Caluquembe
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 13°47′S 14°41′E / 13.783°S 14.683°E / -13.783; 14.683
Country Angola
ProvinceHuíla
Area
 • Municipality and town1,136 sq mi (2,941 km2)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town179,931
 • Density160/sq mi (61/km2)
 • Urban
[2]
31,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwb

Caluquembe (Kalukembe) is a town and municipality, with a population of 179,931 (2014 census), in the province of Huíla, Angola.[1]

It is also the site of two missionary efforts; one, Roman Catholic and the other, Evangelical Protestant. At the Protestant mission there were for the majority of the past century a Bible school and a hospital run by the Swiss Alliance Missionaire Evangelique.

Climate

Caluquembe has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Caluquembe
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.8
(64.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 159
(6.3) 		156
(6.1) 		283
(11.1) 		130
(5.1) 		7
(0.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		8
(0.3) 		106
(4.2) 		164
(6.5) 		182
(7.2) 		1,196
(47.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província da Huíla" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. ^ "Climate: Caluquembe". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

Didier Péclard, "Ethos missionnaire et esprit du capitalisme. La Mission Philafricaine en Angola, 1897-1907", _ Le Fait Missionnaire _ (Lausanne), no.1, Mai 1995, 97p.


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