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''' Longonjo ''' is a town, with a population of 23,000 (2014 census)<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/angola/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & urban localities in Angola</ref>, and a [[Municipalities of Angola|municipality]], with a population of 92,103 (2014 census), in the province of [[Huambo Province|Huambo]], [[Angola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yao.html|title=City councils of Angola|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=April 9, 2009}}</ref>
''' Longonjo ''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Angola|municipality]] in the province of [[Huambo Province|Huambo]], [[Angola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yao.html|title=City councils of Angola|publisher=Statoids|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> The municipality had a population of 92,103 in 2014.<ref name =Censo2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/PUBLICACAO_HUAMBO_FINAL_21_09_16_rev_dg.pdf |title=Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Huambo |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola| df=dmy }}</ref>


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
The municipality is divided into four subdistricts or ''communes'':
The municipality is divided into four subdistricts or ''communes'':
* Longonjo: 60 villages, {{Convert|790|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* Longonjo: 60 villages, {{Convert|529|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Catabola (commune)|Catabola]]: 36 villages, {{Convert|585|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Catabola (commune)|Catabola]]: 36 villages, {{Convert|501|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Chilata]]: 57 villages, {{Convert|880|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Chilata]]: 57 villages, {{Convert|887|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Lepi, Angola|Lepi]]: 57 villages {{Convert|660|sqkm|sqmi|0}}
* [[Lepi, Angola|Lepi]]: 57 villages {{Convert|426|sqkm|sqmi|0}}

==Economy==
Like most of Huambo province, the economy of Longonjo municipality is primarily agrarian, both farming and livestock raising; however Pensana's subsidiary Ozango Minerals has plans to open a [[Rare-earth mineral|rare earth]] mine there,<ref name="Arnoldi">{{Cite magazine|last=Arnoldi |first=Marleny |date=25 May 2022 |title=Pensana confirms $494m capital cost for its Saltend, Longonjo operations |magazine=Mining Weekly |url=https://www.miningweekly.com/article/pensana-confirms-494m-capital-cost-for-its-saltend-longonjo-operations-2022-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712220855/https://www.miningweekly.com/article/pensana-confirms-494m-capital-cost-for-its-saltend-longonjo-operations-2022-05-25 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Costa |first=Tatiana |date=29 April 2022 |title=Huambo's 'Rare Earths' could guarantee five percent of world production |publisher=VER Angola |url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/042022/RawMaterials/30619/Huambo%27s-%27Rare-Earths%27-could-guarantee-five-percent-of-world-production.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707100242/https://www.verangola.net/va/en/042022/RawMaterials/30619/Huambo's-'Rare-Earths'-could-guarantee-five-percent-of-world-production.htm |archive-date=7 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> in the Longonjo [[carbonatite]] intrusion (Mount Chibilundo).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Longonjo carbonatite intrusion |publisher=MinDat |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-405887.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Dromana Estate has exploration underway at Longonjo Project in Angola |date=14 May 2013 |publisher=Proactive Group Holdings Inc. |url=https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/47702/bp-accused-of-gross-negligence-in-deepwater-horizon-case-47702.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909162443/https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/47702/bp-accused-of-gross-negligence-in-deepwater-horizon-case-47702.html |archive-date=9 September 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

There has been extensive deforestation due to the production of charcoal that supplies Angolan urban areas. This has produced additional pasture for cattle.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bahu |first=Andrade Moreira |year=2015 |title=A Comercialização do Carvão Vegetal Versus Insustentabilidade das Florestas Naturais Baseado Num Estudo de Caso Nas Aldeias de Nazaré e Calombo Nos Municípios de Longonjo e Caála, Província Do Huambo, Angola |language=pt |location=Huambo, Angola |publisher=Universidade José Eduardo dos Santo |url=https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/13103/1/REP-JCCOSTA-Bahu%20(2015)%20-%20A%20comercializa%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20do%20Carv%C3%A3o%20Vegetal%20no%20Huambo.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909165503/https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/13103/1/REP-JCCOSTA-Bahu%20%282015%29%20-%20A%20comercializa%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20do%20Carv%C3%A3o%20Vegetal%20no%20Huambo.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:48, 5 April 2024

Longonjo
Municipality and town
Longonjo is located in Angola
Longonjo
Longonjo
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°54′24″S 15°11′11″E / 12.90667°S 15.18639°E / -12.90667; 15.18639
Country Angola
ProvinceHuambo
Area
 • Municipality and town
941 sq mi (2,438 km2)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
92,103
 • Density98/sq mi (38/km2)
 • Urban
[2]
23,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateCwb

Longonjo is a town and municipality in the province of Huambo, Angola.[3] The municipality had a population of 92,103 in 2014.[1]

Administrative divisions

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The municipality is divided into four subdistricts or communes:

  • Longonjo: 60 villages, 529 square kilometres (204 sq mi)
  • Catabola: 36 villages, 501 square kilometres (193 sq mi)
  • Chilata: 57 villages, 887 square kilometres (342 sq mi)
  • Lepi: 57 villages 426 square kilometres (164 sq mi)

Economy

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Like most of Huambo province, the economy of Longonjo municipality is primarily agrarian, both farming and livestock raising; however Pensana's subsidiary Ozango Minerals has plans to open a rare earth mine there,[4][5] in the Longonjo carbonatite intrusion (Mount Chibilundo).[6][7]

There has been extensive deforestation due to the production of charcoal that supplies Angolan urban areas. This has produced additional pasture for cattle.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Huambo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  4. ^ Arnoldi, Marleny (25 May 2022). "Pensana confirms $494m capital cost for its Saltend, Longonjo operations". Mining Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ Costa, Tatiana (29 April 2022). "Huambo's 'Rare Earths' could guarantee five percent of world production". VER Angola. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Longonjo carbonatite intrusion". MinDat.
  7. ^ "Dromana Estate has exploration underway at Longonjo Project in Angola". Proactive Group Holdings Inc. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ Bahu, Andrade Moreira (2015). A Comercialização do Carvão Vegetal Versus Insustentabilidade das Florestas Naturais Baseado Num Estudo de Caso Nas Aldeias de Nazaré e Calombo Nos Municípios de Longonjo e Caála, Província Do Huambo, Angola (PDF) (in Portuguese). Huambo, Angola: Universidade José Eduardo dos Santo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2022.


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