List of municipalities of Angola

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Municipalities of Angola

The following is a list of municipalities of Angola , grouped by province.

Angola contains 18 províncias (provinces) which are divided into 164 municípios (translated as either municipality or city council), and these are further sub-divided into 559 comunas (communes). [1] The two most recently created municipalities are Quilamba Quiaxi and Talatona in 2016.

Angolan Municipalities [2]
ProvinceCapitalMunicipalities
Bengo Caxito 6: Ambriz, Bula Atumba, Dande, Dembos-Quibaxe, Nambuangongo, Pango Aluquém
Benguela Benguela 10: Balombo, Baía Farta, Benguela, Bocoio, Caimbambo, Catumbela, Chongorói, Cubal, Ganda, Lobito
Bié Kuito 9: Andulo, Camacupa, Catabola, Chinguar, Chitembo, Cuemba, Cunhinga, Cuíto, N'harea
Cabinda Cabinda 4: Belize, Buco-Zau, Cabinda, Cacongo
Cuando Cubango
(Kuando-Kubango)		 Menongue 9: Calai, Cuangar, Cuchi, Cuito Cuanavale, Dirico, Mavinga, Menongue, Nancova, Rivungo
Cuanza Norte
(Kwanza-Norte)		 N'dalatando 10: Ambaca, Banga, Bolongongo, Cambambe, Cazengo, Golungo Alto, Gonguembo, Lucala, Quiculungo, Samba Cajú
Cuanza Sul
(Kwanza-Sul)		 Sumbe 12: Amboim, Cassongue, Cela, Waku Kungo, Conda, Ebo, Libolo, Mussende, Quibala, Quilenda, Seles, Sumbe
Cunene Ondjiva 6: Cahama, Cuanhama, Curoca, Cuvelai, Namacunde, Ombadja
Huambo Huambo 11: Bailundo, Caála, Katchiungo, Ekunha, Huambo, Londuimbale, Longonjo, Mungo, Tchicala-Tcholoanga, Tchindjenje, Ucuma
Huíla Lubango 14: Caconda, Caluquembe, Chiange, Chibia, Chicomba, Chipindo, Gambos, Humpata, Jamba, Kuvango, Lubango, Matala, Quilengues, Quipungo
Luanda Luanda 9: Belas, Cacuaco, Cazenga, Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi, Quissama, Talatona, Viana
Lunda Norte
(Lunda-Norte)		 Dundo 10: Cambulo, Capenda-Camulemba, Caungula, Chitato, Cuango, Cuilo, Lóvua, [3] [4] Lubalo, Lucapa, Xá-Muteba
Lunda Sul
(Lunda-Sul)		 Saurimo 4: Cacolo, Dala, Muconda, Saurimo
Malanje
(Malange)		 Malanje 14: Cacuso, Calandula, Cambundi-Catembo, Cangandala, Caombo, Cunda-dia-baze, Kivaba Nzogi, Luquembo, Malanje, Marimba, Massango, Mucari, Quela, Quirima
Moxico Luena 9: Alto Zambeze, Camanongue, Cameia, Leua, Luau, Luena, Luacano, Lumbala Nguimbo (Bundas), Luchazes
Namibe Moçâmedes 5: Bibala, Camacuio, Moçâmedes, Tômbua, Virei
Uíge Uíge 16: Ambuila, Bembe, Buengas, Bungo, Cangola, Damba, Mucaba, Negage, Puri, Quimbele, Quitexe, Santa Cruz, Sanza Pombo, Songo, Uíge, Maquela do Zombo
Zaire M'Banza Kongo 6: Cuimba, M'Banza Kongo, Noqui, N'Zeto, Soyo, Tomboco

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References

  1. ↑ "Resultados Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação de Angola 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Angola Em Números 2014" (pdf). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 2014. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Domingos Mutaleno faz visita ao município do Lovua" (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional Eleitoral. January 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lunda-Norte pode ter mais um município". O País. January 27, 2015.
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