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Cuanhama, Cunene Province, Angolai
Regional Level Types
CuanhamaMunicipality
Cunene ProvinceProvince
AngolaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 28' 23'' South , 16° 27' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
406110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406110:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kwanhama
Other Languages:
French:
Kwanyama, Kunene, Angola
German:
Cuanhama, Provinz Cunene, Angola
Italian:
Kwanyama, provincia del Cunene, Angola
Portuguese:
Cuanhama , Cunene, Angola
Simplified Chinese:
寬哈馬, 庫內納省, 安哥拉
Spanish:
Cuanhama, Cunene, Angola
Catalan:
Cuanhama, Cunene, Angola
Cebuano:
Município Cuanhama, Cunene Province, Angola
Dutch:
Kwanyama, Cunene, Angola
Farsi/Persian:
کوانهاما, استان کونه‌نه, آنگولا
Swedish:
Município Cuanhama, Cunene, Angola
Zulu:
Cuanhama, I-Angola


Cuanhama, also known as Kwanhama, is a municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Cuanhama occupies 20,255 square kilometers and has 374,529 inhabitants as of the 2014 census. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Cuvelai, to the east by the municipality of Menongue, to the south by the municipality of Namacunde, and to the west by the municipality of Ombadja. Ondjiva, the administrative capital of Cunene Province, is located in Cuanhama. Other communes in Cuanhama include Môngua, Evale, Nehone and Tchimporo-Yonde.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuanhama
Wikidata ID:Q3817632

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