Cuanza Norte Province

The Cuanza Norte Province (Umbundu: Konano Kwanza Volupale) 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.[1] Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 meter long Capanda Dam is located in this province.[3] 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.[4]

Cuanza Norte
Province
Cuanza Norte, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalN'dalatando
Government
 • GovernorAdriano Mendes de Carvalho
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economical and Social SectorLeonor da Silva Ferreira Garibaldi de Lima e Cruz
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresHenrique Jorge do Sacramento e Sousa
Area
 • Total24,110 km2 (9,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total443,386
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-CNO
HDI (2018)0.533[2]
low · 9th of 18
Websitewww.kwanzanorte.gov.ao

It was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War.[4] It has many mines left over from the Civil War and contracts to clear them were given to several organisations.[5] During the civil war, the insurgents made the province part of the central zone.[6] On 5 April 2001, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola members attacked Samba Caju and killed 120 FAA members. The province's military commander, General Recordacao was also killed in the attack.[7]

The most spoken languages are Kimbundu.[8] Mbundu people inhabit the province.[9] [10] Sugarcane and coffee are the most important agricultural crops. Their production is favoured by the tropical humid climate of the province.[3]

Municipalities

The province of Cuanza Norte contains 13 municipalities (municípios):[11]

MunicípioCapital[12][13]Area (km2)[12][13]Pop. (2006 est)[12][13]
AmbacaCamabatela3,080123,244
BangaBanga1,26023,284
BolongongoBolongongo1,06131,288
Bula-AtumbaBula3,60456,718
CambambeDondo5,21291,984
CazengoN'Dalatando1,793109,256
DembosQuibaxe2,44458,941
Golungo AltoGolungo Alto1,98969,918
GonguemboGonguembo1,40037,405
LucalaLucala1,71841,792
Pango-AluquémPango2,75445,680
QuiculungoQuiculungo47530,152
Samba CajúSamba Cajú2,01295,638

Some sources show the following municipalities in Bengo province: Bula-Atumba,[13] Dembos,[13][14] and Pango-Aluquém,[13][14] while others list those three in Cuanza Norte (Kwanza Norte) province.[11]

Communes

The province of Cuanza Norte contains the following communes (comunas):[15]

List of Governors of Cuando Cubango

[16]

NameYears in office
José Congo Sebastião *(2) 1976–1977
Lourenço José Fereira Diandengue *(3) 1977–1979
Evaristo Domingos Kimba *(2) 1979–1980
Noé da Silva Saúde *(7) 1980–1986
Paulo Teixeira Jorge *(4) 1986–1989
Francisco Vieira Dias *(3) 1989–1991
Manuel Pedro Pacavira(14) 1991–2004
Henrique André Júnior(13) 2004–2016
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos(3) 2016–2019
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho(1) 2019–
  • Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

See also

References

Citations
  1. "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. James 2011, p. 75.
  4. "Cuanza Norte Province". Angola Press. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. Vines 1997, p. 54.
  6. Weigert 2011, p. 153.
  7. Weigert 2011, p. 161.
  8. James 2011, p. 147.
  9. George 2004, p. 5.
  10. James 2011, p. 92.
  11. "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006.
  12. "Angola Statistics: Kuanza Norte". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 28 Feb 2010. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Angola. Instituto Nacional de Segurança Social, Angola.
  13. "Angola Statistics: Bengo". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 28 Feb 2010.
  14. "Bengo: Municípios" (in Portuguese). Info-Angola. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  15. "Kwanza-Norte: Comunas" (in Portuguese). Info-Angola. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  16. "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). cuandocubango.gov.ao. Retrieved 3 Mar 2019.

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