Uíge (Kongo: Wizidi[2]), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census),[3] and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the same name.

[5] The city was the nerve center of rebel activity against Portuguese occupation.

Consequently, the city faced frequent guerrilla war between Portuguese forces and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; FNLA).

[citation needed] On February 10, 2017, there was a stampede at the 4 January Stadium in Uige, Angola.

Projected to be the fourth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.92% growth.