Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2020 the population reached more than 8.3 million inhabitants.
Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres (15,490 sq mi) in the north west of the country and had a population of 594,428 inhabitants in 2014. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the east by the Uíge Province, and on the south by the Bengo Province.
Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641. The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda.
Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of 70,314 square kilometres (27,148 sq mi) and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014. The current governor of Bié is José Amaro Tati.
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.
Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km2 and a 2014 census population of 537,587. Saurimo is the provincial capital.
Malanje is a province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km2 and a 2014 census population of 986,363. Malanje is the provincial capital.
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.
The Communes of Angola are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are divided into communes. There are a total of 618 communes of Angola:
Dande is a municipality in the Bengo Province of Angola, with its seat in the city of Caxito. It is the capital municipality of the said province.
Ícolo e Bengo is a city council in the province of Luanda in Angola. It had a population of 81,144 in 2014.
Caculo Cahango is a commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Luanda Province, Angola.
Cassoneca is a village located in Calomboloca commune, the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda Province in Angola.
Bom Jesus is a town and commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Luanda Province, Angola.
Calomboloca is a village and commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda Province, Angola. The small village of Cassoneca is located in the commune.
Quiçama, Quissama or Kisama is one of the nine municípios that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province . 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.
Quilamba Quiaxi, also spelled as Kilamba Kiaxi, is a city and one of nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. In the Kimbundu language the name means Land (Kiaxi) of Kilamba.
Rangel is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital of Angola. The Rangel District is one of the older and more urbanized in Metropolitan Luanda. The district has an area of 6.2 square kilometers. The district is best known as the home of Americo Boavida University Hospital as well as several large sporting facilities including Pavilhão da Cidadela, Pavilhão Anexo and Pavilhão Anexo II.
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.
Ana Bárbara Coimbra is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Angola 2023. She was elected Miss Angola Universe 2023 on Saturday night, July 22, 2023, at the Talatona Convention Center, in Luanda, in a gala that featured musical performance by C4Pedro, in Luanda. The contest featured the participation of various candidates from all over the country, who competed in several stages, with Coimbra standing out among the contestants, winning the title of Miss Angola Universe 2023. After the election, she reiterated her commitment to promoting the country's culture and beauty across borders.
