Cazombo | |
|---|---|
  Cazombo Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates: 11°54′S22°54′E / 11.9°S 22.9°E | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Province | Moxico Leste |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Cazombo is a municipality with a population of 34,000 (2014), [1] and the capital of Moxico Leste Province in Angola since the province's establishment in 2024. [2] Previously it was the seat of the municipality of Alto Zambeze. Cazombo is on the east bank of the Zambezi River. It is subdivided into the communes of Cazombo and Lumbala Caquengue. [3]
Cazombo is served by Cazombo Airport located on the eastern outskirts of the town.
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.
Cuanza Sul Province is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 square kilometres (21,490 sq mi) and a population of 1,881,873. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Dom Francisco Inocêncio de Sousa Coutinho founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo.
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.
Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official estimate is 9,079,811.
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.
Angola is divided into twenty-one provinces, known in Portuguese as províncias. On 14 August 2024, Angola's National Assembly approved a law to create three new provinces:
Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968.
Alto Zambeze is a municipality in the Moxico province of Angola. It is situated near the Zambian border, with a population of 110,900 and a total area of 53,000 km2. The municipality's seat is the town of Cazombo, on the Zambezi river.
Catete is a municipality in Angola. It has been the capital of Icolo e Bengo Province since that province's creation in 2024. It is subdivided into the communes of Caculo Cahango, Cassoneca, Catete, and Caxicane. Previously, Catete had been a commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo in Luanda Province.
Ícolo e Bengo was a former municipality in the province of Luanda in Angola. It had a population of 81,144 in 2014. It was disestablished when the province of Icolo e Bengo was created in 2024.
Chongorói is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 87,278 in 2014. And a population of 107,533 in 2022.
Chinguar is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 167,396 in 2022.
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Bom Jesus is a municipality in Icolo e Bengo Province, Angola. Prior to the creation of Icolo e Bengo Province in 2024, it had been a commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo in Luanda Province.
Quiçama, Quissama or Kisama is a municipality in the province of Icolo e Bengo in Angola. Prior to the creation of Icolo e Bengo in 2024, it had been one of the nine municipalities that made up the province of Luanda. It covers an area of 13,900 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) and its population as of 2014 is 26,546. The municipal seat is the village of Muxima.
Cazombo Airport is an airport serving the city of Cazombo, in the Moxico Leste Province of Angola. It has its IATA Code as CAV, and ICAO Code as FNCZ.
Moxico Leste is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from the eastern part of Moxico Province. Its capital is Cazombo.
Icolo e Bengo is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from Luanda Province. Its capital is Catete.
Cuando is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from the eastern part of Cuando Cubango Province. Its capital is Mavinga.
Cubango is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from the western part of Cuando Cubango Province. Its capital is Menongue.