Country Angola Area 7,065 km² Population 55,993 (2006) | Climate Cwb Local time Tuesday 4:35 PM Province Huambo Province | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
Bailundo (pre-1975 Vila Teixeira da Silva) is a municipality and town in the province of Huambo, Angola.
Map of Bailundo, Angola
In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.
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.
The King of Bailundo, Ekuikui IV, died on January 13, 2012. He was succeeded by King Ekuikui V Armindo Francisco Kalupeteka.
References
Bailundo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA