Luanda is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordinat ...

. 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 (for 2019) is 8,247,688.Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola. The city of

Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in 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 seapo ...

is the capital of the province and Angola. It serves as the country's primary port, cultural and urban centre and occupies 44.8 square miles.

History

The original prewar Luanda Province grew in size during the 20th century due to the urbanization of Angola. It was divided into the provinces of Luanda and Bengo in 1980. The new reform of 2011 moved the municipalities Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama from Bengo to Luanda Province, so as the province has 3 neighboring ones instead of being surrounded by Bengo. The administrative reform significantly increased the land area of Luanda Province. It formerly had an area of and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganization Despite this, the city occupied , or less than five percent of the total area of the former province.

Governors

Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009–2010), Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011–2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).

Administration

The province has created the Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda (IPGUL, Institute for urban planning and management of Luanda) as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.

Municipalities

The province of Luanda contains seven

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( pt, municípios): In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities, namely,

, Belas, Cacuaco,

Cazenga Cazenga is an 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 (2014 census), with an estimated 1,045,722 in 2019, covering an area of 37 km2. Administrativ ...

, Icolo e Bengo, Quiçama and Viana. In November 2016, another two municipalities were added,

Talatona Talatona is an city and municipality in the province of Luanda, bordering the Angolan capital, Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centr ...

and

Kilamba-Kiaxi Quilamba Quiaxi, also spelled as Kilamba Kiaxi, is an 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''. According to the population projections ...

respectively, giving the province 9 municipalities, 41 urban districts, and 14 communes.

Communes

The province of Luanda contains the following communes ( pt, comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities: * Belas Municipality: –

Barra do Cuanza Barra do Cuanza is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angol ...

, Quilamba (Kilamba); Benfica e Mussulo,

Ramiros Ramiros is a commune located in Belas Municipality, the province of Luanda, in Angola. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of A ...

* Cacuaco Municipality: – Cacuaco, Funda, Quicolo (Kikolo) * Cazenga Municipality: –

Hoji Ya Henda Hoji Ya Henda is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola ...

Tala Hady Tala Hady is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are ...

; Cazenga Popular, Distrito Industrial * Ícolo e Bengo Municipality: – Bom Jesus do Cuanza, Cabiri (Kabiri), Caculo Cahango,

Calomboloca Calomboloca is a village and commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo Ícolo e Bengo (English: Icolo and Bengo) is a city council (''município'' or municipality) in the province of Luanda in Angola. It had a population of 81,144 in 2014. ...

(seat:

Cassoneca Cassoneca is a village located in Calomboloca commune, the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda Province in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital ...

), Catete * Luanda Municipality: – Angola Quiluanje,

Ingombota Ingombota is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital city of Angola. Ingombota is home to the central business district of Luanda, Angola. The economic, political and symbol ...

, Maianga, Rangel,

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Sambizanga Sambizanga is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, Angola. Overview Sambizanga has a 14.5 km² area and about 244,000 inhabitants. Limited to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, ...

* Quiçama Municipality: – Cabo Ledo, Demba Chio,

Mumbondo Mumbondo is a town and commune in the municipality of Quiçama Quiçama (Portuguese spelling), Quissama or Kisama (Bantu spelling) is one of the nine ''municípios'' (city council or municipality) that make up the province of Luanda, as per th ...

, Muxima, Quixinje (Kixinje) * Viana Municipality: – Calumbo, Viana, Zango, Mbaia * Kilamba-Kiaxi Municipality: – Quilamba-Quiaxi (Kilamba-Kiaxi); Golfe, Palanca, Sapú, Vila Estoril * Talatona Municipality: – Benfica,

; Camama, Futungo de Belas, Quificas

List of governors of Luanda

References

External links

Official Governor of Luanda Province website

Alternate official Luanda Province government website
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Geoview.info: Luanda Province geography info

Angolan ministry for territorial administration: Luanda Province

IPGUL.org: Administrative map of Luanda Province
with mapping those to old divisions *
IPGUL.org website

Official City of Luanda website
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