Lunda Norte ( en, North Lunda) is a

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. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. The province borders the

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in the northeast and Lunda Sul in the south. The province is rich in gold and diamonds, but remains vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. UNITA used the money generated from the sale of diamonds to fund war efforts. Cuango River valley, the richest diamond area of Angola is located in the province. Mining is done by notable companies like

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and Endiama. The Lunda province whose capital was Saurimo was created by the Portuguese colonial empire on July 13, 1895. It was divided into Lunda-Sul and Lunda-Norte subdivisions through a constitution act in 1978 by the

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(MPLA) government.

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and

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mining are also important economic activities. It is well known for its sculptures. The most notable one is The Thinker (''O Pensador''), a sculpture of a man holding his head. It is rich in terms of flora and fauna. Lunda Norte is populated by

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, Lunda, and other ethnical groups. Ernesto Muangala is the current governor of the province. Lino dos Santos, Deolinda Odia Paulo Satula Vilarinho and Ângêlica Nené Curita Ihungo are the deputy governors for Technical and Infrastructure Services, Economic Sector Area and Political and Social Sector Area respectively. An ethnographic museum located in the province is visited by many tourists. During the

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(1975-2002) many civilians were killed in the clashes between National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and

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(FAA). Diamond mining operations were also affected. Many

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laid during the civil war are still present in the province.

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and

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are major disease which affect the province.

Municipalities

The province of Lunda Norte contains ten

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( pt, municípios): Cambulo, em imagem

Capenda-Camulemba Capenda-Camulemba is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province Lunda Norte ( en, North Lunda) is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucap ...

(Capemba-Camulemba) *

Cambulo Cambulo is a town and municipality in northeast Angola. The municipality had a population of 120,127 in 2014. Administration The town of Cambulo is the seat of a municipality of the same name in Lunda Norte Province. The district covers an area ...

(Caumbo) * Caungula *

Chitato Chitato is a municipality of the province of Lunda Norte, in Angola. The population is 195,136 (2014 census). The municipality consists of the communes Luachimo and Dundo-Chitato. It is served by Chitato Airport Chitato Airport is an airpor ...

(Tchitato) * Cuango * Cuilo * Lóvua * Lubalo * Lucapa * Shah-Muteba

Communes

The province of Lunda Norte contains the following communes ( pt, comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities: * Capemba-Camulemba Municipality: –

, Xinge * Cambulo Municipality: – Cachimo,

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

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

* Caungula Municipality: – Camaxilo, Caungula * Chitato Municipality: – Dundo-Chitato, Luachimo * Cuango Municipality: – Cuango, Luremo * Cuilo Municipality: – Caluango, Cuilo * Lóvua Municipality: – Lóvua * Lubalo Municipality: –

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

, Lubalo, Muvulege (Muvuluege) * Lucapa Municipality: – Camissombo, Capaia, Lucapa, Xa–Cassau (Shah-Cassau) * Xá-Muteba Municipality: – Cassanje-Calucala, Iongo, Xá-Muteba (Shah-Muteba)

List of governors of Lunda Norte

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External links

Information on this province at ''Info Angola''

Province geographical info at geoview.info
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