Country Angola Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Local time Monday 1:41 PM Number of airports 1 Climate Aw | Founded 1946 Area 58,698 km² Province Uíge Province Elevation 858 m (2,815 ft) | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Uíge (1955-75 Carmona) is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola located in the province of the same name. It grew from a small market centre in 1945 to becoming a city in 1956.
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Map of Uige, Angola
Name
Uíge was renamed Vila Marechal Carmona in 1955 after the former Portuguese President Óscar Carmona, renamed simply Carmona after it became a city, but changed back to Uíge in 1975.
History
During Portuguese occupation it was a major center for coffee production in the 1950s. The city was the nerve center of rebel activity against Portuguese occupation. Consequently, the city faced frequent guerrilla war between Portuguese forces and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; FNLA). It had the worst known ever outbreak of the Marburg virus in 2005.
Demographics
As of 2010 it had a population of 119,815.