Catabola

Catabola is a town and municipality in Bié Province in central Angola.^[3][4] It is located 52.5 kilometres (32.6 mi) by road northeast of Kuito, on the road to Camacupa. The municipality had a population of 126,631 in 2014.^[1]

Catabola
Municipality and town
Catabola Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°7′S 17°18′E
Country	Angola
Province	Bié Province
Area
• Municipality and town	1,103 sq mi (2,857 km2)
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Municipality and town	126,631
• Density	110/sq mi (44/km2)
• Urban [2]	28,831
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Cwb

History

Before 1975 the main town was known as "Nova Sintra".^[5] On 20 February 1996, the Forças Armadas de Angola (FAA) attacked a UNITA garrison in Lisusu, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Catabola.^[6] It was captured along with towns such as Andulo, Bailundo, Camapuca and Chiguar during the FAA Christmas Offensive of December 1999.^[7][8] Numerous local government officials and sympathizers of the government were killed during the attack.^[7]