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Quilengues Facts

Area	3492.9 km²
Population	115,262
Male Population	54,895 (47.6%)
Female Population	60,367 (52.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+5668.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+295.7%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,110 (2022)
Area Codes	261
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.06667, 14.08333

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Quilengues Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,998	11,564	29,129	76,175	115,262	150,750	186,188
Population Density	0.6 / km²	3.3 / km²	8.3 / km²	21.8 / km²	33 / km²	43.2 / km²	53.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quilengues Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 295.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Quilengues	+5668.9%	+896.7%	+295.7%
Huíla Province	—	—	—
Angola	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quilengues Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Quilengues	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Huíla Province	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Angola	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Quilengues Population Density

Population Density: 33 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Quilengues	115,262	3,492.9 km²	33 / km²
Huíla Province	2.4 million	78,751.8 km²	30.7 / km²
Angola	24.8 million	1,247,144.5 km²	19.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quilengues Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Quilengues Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,237	$2,944	$3,687	$5,002	$6,360	$6,367	$4,248	$4,110
Total GDP	$47.5M	$53.2M	$109.7M	$235.2M	$427.7M	$566.5M	$484.8M	$525M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Quilengues CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Quilengues	99,506 tn	0.86 tn	28.5 tons/km²
Huíla Province	2,085,511 tn	0.86 tn	26.5 tons/km²
Angola	21,454,743 tn	0.86 tn	17.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Quilengues CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	99,506 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	28.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/18/07	3:35 PM	4.2	76.9 km	10,000 m	Angola	usgs.gov
3/23/03	6:09 PM	4.8	39.4 km	38,200 m	Angola	usgs.gov
5/9/79	7:29 AM	4.7	69.6 km	33,000 m	Angola	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Quilengues

Quilengues, also Kilenjes, is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola. It has about 114,000 inhabitants. Quilengues sits on the western edge of the Central Highlands, and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Chongoroi, the east..

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