Quela

Quela is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola.[2] The municipality has 20,949 inhabitants in 2014.[1] It is bounded to the north by the municipalities of Caombo and Kunda-dia-Base, to the east by the municipality of Xá-Muteba, to the south by the municipality of Cambundi-Catembo, and to the west by the municipalities of Mucari and Cuaba Nzogo. Most of the population are farmers. It comprises the four communes of Quela, Missão dos Bangalas, Xandele, and Moma. The commune of Quela has a population of about 32,000.[3]

This article is about the town in Angola. It is not to be confused with Quella, a village in Chile, or with Quelea, a genus of birds.
Quela
Municipality and town
Quela
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 9°23′S 17°3′E
Country Angola
ProvinceMalanje Province
Area
 • Land5,830 km2 (2,250 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total20,949
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

References
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação – 2014 Província de Malanje" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  3. "Malanje: Mais de quatro mil alunos vão beneficiar de merenda escolar no município do Quela" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 20 February 2014.


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