Amboiva | |
Settlement Type: | commune and town |
Pushpin Map: | Angola |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Angola |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Angola |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Cuanza Sul |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Seles |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | -11.55°N 58°W |
Elevation M: | 1244 |
Amboiva is a town and commune in the municipality of Seles, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola. It is roughly 55 kilometres east of Uku and 80 kilometres southeast of Gabela.[1] It lies at an altitude of 1244 metres.[2]
The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) and Cuban troops took the town on 1 February 1976 during the Angolan Civil War.[3]