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Municipality in Cubango, Angola
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Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.
By car
Menongue is linked to Lubango by a daily train (except Sunday). It starts at 07:00. The cost in "Special" is 8.500 Kz (September 2025). The journey is about 12 hours.
From Namibia
If you come from Namibia and cross the border at Katwitwi, you will first need to take a moto-taxi from the border to Hotel Katuitui, which is about 7 km away (1000 Kwanza, September 2025).
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