Alto Zambeze | |
|---|---|
  Alto Zambeze | |
| Coordinates: 11°54′21″S22°55′18″E / 11.90583°S 22.92167°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Moxico |
| Seat | Cazombo |
| Population (2014) [1] | |
| • Total | 110,900 |
Alto Zambeze is a municipality in the Moxico province of Angola. It is situated near the Zambian border, with a population of 110,900 (2014 census) [1] and a total area of 53,000 km2. The municipality's seat is the town of Cazombo, on the Zambezi river.
The Cuanza Norte Province is province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of 443,386. Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 meter long Capanda Dam is located in this province. Cuanza Norte lies on the northern bank of the Cuanza River. It had been a territory of Ngola Kingdom. In 1914, Norton de Matos created District of Cuanza which was divided into Cuanza Norte and Cuanza Sul Provinces in 1917.
Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 79,023 square kilometres (30,511 sq mi) and a population of 2,497,422. Lubango is the capital of the province. Basket-making is a significant industry in the province; many make baskets out of reeds.
Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566. Angola's first President, Agostinho Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. The province borders the Democratic Republic of Congo in the northeast and Lunda Sul in the south. The province is rich in gold and diamonds, but remains vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. UNITA used the money generated from the sale of diamonds to fund war efforts. Cuango River valley, the richest diamond area of Angola is located in the province. Mining is done by notable companies like DeBeers and Endiama. The Lunda province whose capital was Saurimo was created by the Portuguese colonial empire on July 13, 1895. It was divided into Lunda-Sul and Lunda-Norte subdivisions through a constitution act in 1978 by the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) government. Iron and manganese mining are also important economic activities. It is well known for its sculptures. The most notable one is The Thinker, a sculpture of a man holding his head. It is rich in terms of flora and fauna.
Moxico or Moshiko is the largest province of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 square kilometres (86,110 sq mi), and covers 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km², making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola. The population of the province is in flux; displaced residents have slowly returned to Moxico since the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002. The war left Moxico as one of the most landmine-contaminated places in the world. The governor of the province is Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba.
Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a town, a municipality, and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.
N'zeto is a town, with a population of 28,840, and a municipality located in the province of Zaire in Angola. During the Portuguese domain the town was called Ambrizete. The municipality has an estimated population of 56,199 (2019). It is served by N'zeto Airport.
Cabinda, also known as Chioua, is a city and a municipality located in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the secessionist Republic of Cabinda. The city of Cabinda had a population of 550,000 and the municipality a population of 624,646, at the 2014 Census. The residents of the city are known as Cabindas or Fiotes. Cabinda, due to its proximity to rich oil reserves, serves as one of Angola's main oil ports.
Viana is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital Luanda and has a population of 2,092,439 (2022), including about 6,000 long-term refugees primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Camanongue is a town, with a population of 12,930, and a municipality in the Moxico province in eastern Angola. The municipality has a population of 34,167 and a total area of 3,046 square kilometres (1,176 sq mi).
Cazenga is a city and the most densely populated of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, Angola. It has a population of 892,401, with an estimated 1,045,722 in 2019, covering an area of 37 km2.
Bibala is a town, with a population of 10,500 (2014), and a municipality in southern Angola. It lies in Namibe Province. The municipality of Bibala covers 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) with a population of 64,504 (2014).
Jamba is a town and a municipality, with a population of 105,090, in the province of Huíla, Angola.
Quibala is a town, with a population of 27,128, and a municipality in Cuanza Sul, Angola. The municipality has a population of 142,057 and comprises an area of 10,300 km2. It is bordered by the city of Calulo in the north, by the town of Waku-Kungo in the east, by the municipality of Ebo in the south, and in the west by the municipality of Gabela and by Porto Amboim.
Ícolo e Bengo is a city council in the province of Luanda in Angola. It had a population of 81,144 in 2014.
Calai is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.
Mavinga is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. One of the three municipalities in Angola. Predominantly inhabited by the Mbunda and municipality had a population of 27,196 in 2014. It comprises the communes of Mavinga, Cunjamba/Dime, Cutuile and Luengue.
Cambundi-Catembo is a town and municipality, with a population of 46,312, in Malanje Province in Angola. The municipality consists of four communes Cambundi-Catembo (commune), Dumba Cambango, Quitapa and Tala Mungongo.
Belas is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province.
The Municipality of Luanda is one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda, Angola. It covers roughly 116 km2 and includes Ilha de Luanda. The population was 2,194,747 at the 2014 census and is projected to be 2,571,861 in 2019 per Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola.
Maquela do Zombo is a town, with a population of 42,000, and a municipality, with a population of 127,351, in Uíge Province in Angola.
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