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),[2] in the province of Huambo, Angola.

Bailundo
Municipality and town
Bailundo
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°11′45″S 15°51′20″E
Country Angola
ProvinceHuambo
Area
 • Total2,765 sq mi (7,161 km2)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total294,494
 • Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
ClimateCwb

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]

The King of Bailundo, Ekuikui IV, died on January 13, 2012.[5] He was succeeded by King Ekuikui V Armindo Francisco Kalupeteka.

References
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Huambo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. "IRIN Update 377 for 18 Mar 98.3.18". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air D2-FFK Bailundo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. "MPs Pay Tribute to King Ekuikui IV". Angola Press Agency. AllAfrica.com. 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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