Cangandala is a município (municipality

Municipalities of Angola

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) in the province

Provinces of Angola

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 of Malanje (Malange) in Angola

Angola

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. It covers an area

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 of 6961 square kilometres (2,687.7 sq mi) and its estimated population

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 as of 2006 is 32,236 inhabitants.

Quirima is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Mucari

Mucari

Mucari is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....

 and Malanje

Malanje

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 (Malange), to the east by the municipality of Cambundi-Catembo

Cambundi-Catembo

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, to the south by the municipality of Luquembo

Luquembo

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, and to the west by the municipality of Mussende

Mussende

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.

The municipality contains the comunas (communes

Communes of Angola

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) of Cangandala, Caribo, Culamagia and Mbembo.