Humpata

Humpata
Municipality and town
Humpata Location in Angola
Coordinates: 15°0′S 13°20′E / 15.000°S 13.333°ECoordinates: 15°0′S 13°20′E / 15.000°S 13.333°E
Country	Angola
Province	Huíla
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
Climate	Cwb

Humpata is a town and municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola.^[1]

Humpata was the primary destination of the Trekboers on the Dorsland Trek in the 1870s. These Afrikaners formed the majority population in the area for some time, before leaving in droves to South West Africa after World War I, though some stayed until 1975, on the onset of the Angolan Civil War.^[2][3]

Map of the Route of the Dorsland Trekkers, ending in Humpata (solid line)

See also

• Voortrekkers
• Dorsland Trek
• History of Angola
• Trekboers

References

1. "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
2. Joubert, Bruce. "An historical perspective on animal power use in South Africa" (PDF). Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa.
3. G. Clarence-Smith: The thirstland trekkers in Angola – Some reflections on a frontier society.