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Uíge

Coordinates: 7°37′S 15°03′E / 7.617°S 15.050°E / -7.617; 15.050
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Uíge
Municipality and town
Main street in Uíge
Main street in Uíge
Coordinates: 7°37′S 15°03′E / 7.617°S 15.050°E / -7.617; 15.050
CountryAngola
ProvinceUíge Province
Elevation
2,815 ft (858 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total119 815
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Uíge (briefly Carmona) is a town in northwestern Angola. It is the capital of Uíge Province. There are 119,815.[1] people. When Portuguese were there in the 1950s, it was a major center for coffee production.[2]

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  1. http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=de&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-19
  2. "Uige". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 January 2011.