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Cuanza Norte Province

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Cuanza Norte
Province
Cuanza Norte, province of Angola
Cuanza Norte, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalN'dalatando
Government
 • GovernorJoao Diogo Gaspar
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economical and Social SectorConstantina Pereira Furtado Machado
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresMichel Raimundo Luzolo
Area
 • Total
24,110 km2 (9,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
659,097
 • Density27.34/km2 (70.80/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-CNO
HDI (2018)0.533[1]
low · 9th of 18
Websitewww.kwanzanorte.gov.ao

9°1′S 15°4′E / 9.017°S 15.067°E / -9.017; 15.067 Cuanza Norte Province (English: North Cuanza; Umbundu: Konano Kwanza Volupale) is a province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km2 and a population of 659,097 (2024 census).[2][3] Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 meter long Capanda Dam is located in this province.[4] 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.[5]

Cambambe, Cuanza Norte Province

It was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War.[5] It has many mines left over from the Civil War and contracts to clear them were given to several organisations.[6] During the civil war, the insurgents made the province part of the central zone.[7] 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.[8]

The most spoken languages are Kimbundu.[9] Mbundu people inhabit the province.[10] [11] Sugarcane and coffee are the most important agricultural crops. Their production is favoured by the tropical humid climate of the province.[4]

Municipalities

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The province of Cuanza Norte contains ten municipalities (Portuguese: municípios):[12]

MunicípioCapital[13][14]Area (km2)[13][14]Pop. (2006 est)[13][14]
AmbacaCamabatela3,080123,244
BangaBanga1,26023,284
BolongongoBolongongo1,06131,288
CambambeDondo5,21291,984
CazengoN'Dalatando1,793109,256
Golungo AltoGolungo Alto1,98969,918
NgonguemboNgonguembo1,40037,405
LucalaLucala1,71841,792
QuiculungoQuiculungo47530,152
Samba CajúSamba Cajú2,01295,638

Some sources show the following three municipalities in Bengo Province:

MunicípioCapital[13][14]Area (km2)[13][14]Pop. (2006 est)[13][14]
Bula-Atumba[14]Bula3,60456,718
Dembos,[14][15]Quibaxe2,44458,941
Pango-Aluquém[14][15]Pango2,75445,680

While others list those three in Cuanza Norte (Kwanza Norte) Province.[12]

Communes

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The province of Cuanza Norte contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:[16]

List of governors of Cuanza Norte

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NameYears in office
José Congo Sebastião1976–1977
Lourenço José Fereira Diandengue1977–1979
Evaristo Domingos Kimba1979–1980
Noé da Silva Saúde1980–1986
Paulo Teixeira Jorge1986–1989
Francisco Vieira Dias1989–1991
Manuel Pedro Pacavira1991–2004
Henrique André Júnior2004–2016
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos2016–2019
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho2019–

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Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ↑ Angola: municipalities Citypopulation
  3. ↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 James 2011, p. 75.
  5. 1 2 "Cuanza Norte Province". Angola Press. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Vines 1997, p. 54.
  7. ↑ Weigert 2011, p. 153.
  8. ↑ Weigert 2011, p. 161.
  9. ↑ James 2011, p. 147.
  10. ↑ George 2004, p. 5.
  11. ↑ James 2011, p. 92.
  12. 1 2 "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Angola Statistics: Bengo". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 28 Feb 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Bengo: Municípios" (in Portuguese). Info-Angola. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  16. ↑ "Kwanza-Norte: Comunas" (in Portuguese). Info-Angola. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
  17. ↑ "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). cuandocubango.gov.ao. Retrieved 3 Mar 2019.

Bibliography

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