Cuito Cuanavale

It has 35,610 km² and around 65 thousand inhabitants.
Its limits are established to the North by the municipality of Luchazes, to the East by the municipality of Mavinga, to the South by the municipality of Nancova and to the West by the municipalities of Menongue and Chitembo.< br> The municipality is made up of the municipalities of Cuito Cuanavale, Longa, Lupire and Baixo Longa.

History:
It was in this municipality that some of the bloodiest clashes of the Angolan civil war took place.
On one side, FAPLA, the armed forces of the MPLA, at the time in power, fought, supported by the Cuban army, and on the other side, FALA, the armed forces of UNITA, fought. supported by the South African army. Thousands of combatants on both sides died.
At the end of the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, both UNITA and MPLA declared themselves victorious.
The biggest consequence of this conflict was the withdrawal of Cuban and South African forces from the Angolan territory, and the consequent independence of Namibia.