Caluquembe

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

For the traditional kingdom, see Kalukembe.
Caluquembe
Municipality and town
Caluquembe
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 13°47′S 14°41′E
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)
 • Urban31,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwb

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. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província da Huíla" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  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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