Bailundo


Bailundo is a municipality, with a population of 294,494, and a town, with a population of 70,481, in the province of Huambo, Angola.
In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi.
On January 19, 2008, a Gira Globo Aeronáutica Beechcraft B200 Super King Air on approach to Huambo Airport in Huambo crashed on a mountain near Bailundo, killing all 13 people on board.
The King of Bailundo, Ekuikui IV, died on January 13, 2012. He was succeeded by King Ekuikui V Armindo Francisco Kalupeteka.