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Moxico (province)
Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest province of Angola. It used to have an area of , which corresponded to 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 according to the 2014 census, and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km2 (8.8/sq mi), making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola. The eastern most part of the province has since become its own province, Moxico Leste. Luena is the capital of the Moxico Province, and is located from the Angolan capital of Luanda. History Moxico Province was the scene of much guerrilla fighting during the Angolan Civil War. Its long border with Zambia at the east of the province was a base of operations for UNITA and MPLA. As a result, Moxico Province saw many raids by the military of South Africa. Moxico Province is known as the place where UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was killed in 2002, signalling an end to over a quarter-century civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Angola
Angola is divided into twenty-one provinces, known in Portuguese language, Portuguese as ''províncias''. On 14 August 2024, Angola's National Assembly (Angola), National Assembly approved a law to create three new provinces: * Cuando Cubango Province was divided into Cuando Province and Cubango Province; * Icolo e Bengo Province was separated from Luanda Province; and * Moxico Leste Province was separated from Moxico Province. This law went into effect with its publication in the official gazette of Angola on 5 September 2024, and are expected to become operational in 2025. The current provinces are tabulated below: See also *List of provinces of Angola by Human Development Index *Municipalities of Angola * Communes of Angola * ISO 3166-2:AO, the ISO codes for Angola. References Bibliography * {{Authority control Provinces of Angola, Subdivisions of Angola Lists of administrative divisions, Angola, Provinces Administrative divisions in Africa, Angola 1 First- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Angola
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The English language, English word is derived from French language, French , which in turn derives from the Latin language, Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction, from a sovereign state s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaianda
Kaianda is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Moxico. See also * Communes of Angola 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: Bengo Province * Ambriz * Kakalo-Kahango * Ícolo e Be ... References Populated places in Moxico Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Angola
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: Bengo Province * Ambriz * Kakalo-Kahango * Ícolo e Bengo * Cassoneca * Bela Vista * Tabi * Zala * Kikabo * Barra do Dande * Muxiluando * Kixico * Kanacassala * Gombe * Kicunzo * Kage * Mabubas * Caxito * Ucua * Piri * Kibaxe * São José das Matas * Kiaje * Paredes * Bula-Atumba * Pango-luquem * Kabiri * Bom Jesus * Catete * Calomboloca * Kazua * Muxima * Dembo Chio * Mumbondo * Kixinje Benguela Province * Alda Lara * Asfalto * Babaera * Balombo * Benfica * Benguela * Biópio * Bocoio * Candumbo * Catumbela * Chigongo * Chikuma * Chila * Chindumbo * Chongorói * Compão * Cote * Cubal * Cubal do Lumbo * Dombe Grande * Lobito Canata * Catumbela * Egito * Monte Belo * Passe * Caimbambo * Catengue * Baia Farta * Cupupa * Imbala * Quendo * Chiongoroi * Capupa * Bolongueira * Ganda * Babaera * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameia National Park
Cameia National Park is a national park in the Moxico Leste province of Angola, located about 1100 m above sea level. It covers a surface of 14.450 km. It shares its name with the nearby municipality of Cameia. The Cameia– Luacano road forms the northern boundary of the park with the Chifumage River forming the southern portion of the eastern boundary and the Lumege and Luena rivers the south-western boundary. Much of the park consists of seasonally inundated plains that form part of the Zambezi river basin, with the northern half of the park draining into the Chifumage river. There are also extensive miombo woodlands, similar to those in the Zambezi basin of western Zambia. The park is a sample of nature not occurring elsewhere in Angola. Two lakes, Lago Cameia and Lago Dilolo (the largest lake in Angola) lie outside the park boundaries and both have extensive reedbeds and grassy swamps that are rich in aquatic birds. History The area now known as Cameia National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moxico (municipality)
Moxico is a municipality in Moxico Province, Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... Its seat is in the city of Luena. The municipality occupies and has about 177,000 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Caocolo, Dala, Camanongue and Leua, the east by the municipalities of Lumeje and Alto Zambeze, the south by the municipalities of Bundas and Luchazes, and the west by the municipalities of Camacupa and Cuemba. It contains the communes of Luena, Cangumbe, Lucusse, Lutuai and Muangai. References Moxico Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luchazes
Luchazes is a town and municipality in Moxico Province Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It used to have an area of , which corresponded to 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 accordin ..., Angola. It is one of the four Municipalities predominantly inhabited by the Mbunda in Angola. Its principal town is Kangamba. The municipality had a population of 14,451 in . See also * Mbunda people References Populated places in Moxico Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luacano
Luacano is a town and municipality in Moxico Leste Province, Angola. The municipality had a population of 20,755 in 2014. The Luacano River (''Rio Luacano'') flows past the town to the west before entering the Kasai River, which forms the border between Moxico and Luanda Sul. During negotiations over the border between the Belgian Congo and Portuguese Angola the Belgians pushed for making the Luacano River part of the border. Transport In 2012, a long-awaited shortcut between the Angola's Benguela Railway The Benguela Railway () is a 3 ft 6 in gauge railways, Cape gauge railway line that runs through Angola from west to east, being the largest and most important railway line in the country. It also connects to Tenke, Democratic Republic of the C ... and the Zambian copper mines is being built. The shortcut leaves the mainline east of Luacano. See also * Railway stations in Zambia References Populated places in Moxico Leste Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luau, Moxico Province
Luau is a town and municipality in Angola in the province of Moxico Leste on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. History Until independence, the town was called Teixeira de Sousa, having been named after the Portuguese Prime Minister António Teixeira de Sousa. The town once had a population of nearly 90,000 due to its creation as a stopping point on the Benguela railway, which continued east to cross the nearby Luao River and enter Dilolo, where it connected to the Katanga rail network. It was developed as a railroad town by Sir Robert Williams, a friend of Cecil Rhodes. The town has downsized considerably since independence. Transport The Benguela railway connects Luau with the port of Lobito, Angola to the rich minerals of the Katanga province of the then Belgian Congo. The railway and town were very successful until the Angolan Civil War, when the infrastructure of Angola, as well as most industry, ceased to be productive. As a result of the war, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léua
Léua is a city and municipality in Angola of the Moxico province Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It used to have an area of , which corresponded to 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 accordin .... The municipal headquarters are 62 km east of the provincial capital, Luena. The municipality had a population of 32,457 in 2014. References Populated places in Moxico Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumeje
Cameia, formerly Lumeje, is a municipality in Moxico Leste, Angola. It is notable for being the location of Cameia National Park, which was established as a game reserve in 1938 and proclaimed a national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ... in 1957. The municipality also contains two lakes, Lago Cameia and Lago Dilolo, the largest lake in Angola. It had a population of 29,476 in 2014. References External links Birdlife.com profile of Cameia National Park Populated places in Moxico Leste Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanongue
Camanongue is a town, with a population of 12,930 (2014 census), and a municipality in the Moxico province in eastern Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... The municipality has a population of 34,167 (2014 census) Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola and a total area of . References Populated places in Moxico Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
