Gambos | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality & 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: | Huíla |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 8124 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 79462 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | -15.7832°N 14.0964°W |
Gambos is a town and municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola. The municipality had a population of 79,462 in 2014.[2]
It is best known (and often confused) for the seat of its municipality, Chiange.
The municipality's semi arid climate and short rainfall levels are the main reason for the draught and famine that seasonly hits the local population, mostly traditional cattle breeders.[3] [4]
Gambos comprises two subdistricts or communes as follows: