Luena, Moxico Province, Angola

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🇦🇴 Luena, formerly known as Luso, is a city and municipality in eastern Angola, administrative capital of Moxico Province. The municipality had a population of 357,413 in 2014.

History The Angolan town is best known as the resting place of former UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, who was shot and killed by Angolan government troops on February 22, 2002. Later on January 3, 2008, Savimbi's tomb at Luena Main Cemetery was vandalised and four members of the youth wing of the MPLA were charged and arrested.

Transport Luena is serviced by Luena Airport on the north side of the town.

Luena Train Station (Estação Ferroviaria De Luena) is a stop on the Benguela railway central line connecting Luau with Lobito. The station was rebuilt and features a clock tower.

Sport • Estádio Comandante Jones Kufuna Yembe - Mundunduleno (football stadium) • Bravos do Maquis Football Club.

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Luena has a population of over 357,413 people. Luena also forms the centre of the wider Moxico Province which has a population of over 758,568 people.

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Antipodal to Luena is: -160.094,11.792

Locations Near: Luena 19.9062,-11.7918

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🇦🇴 Luau 22.217,-10.7 d: 279.7  

🇦🇴 Cazombo 22.9,-11.9 d: 326  

🇦🇴 Cuíto 16.933,-12.383 d: 329.9  

🇦🇴 Lucapa 20.733,-8.417 d: 386.1  

🇦🇴 Huambo 15.738,-12.767 d: 465.6  

🇦🇴 Dundo 20.833,-7.367 d: 502.4  

🇨🇩 Tshikapa 20.8,-6.417 d: 605.7  

🇦🇴 N'dalatando 14.917,-9.3 d: 611.7  

🇨🇩 Kolwezi 25.468,-10.718 d: 618.2  

Antipodal to: Luena -160.094,11.792

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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 18948.9  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 18940  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 18931.2  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 18933.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 18931.9  

🇺🇸 Pearl City -157.969,21.394 d: 18923.7  

🇺🇸 Mililani -158,21.433 d: 18920.1  

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🇺🇸 Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 18880.9  

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