Etymology
The name Buco-Zau is of Kongo language, Kikongo origin and was chosen on 19 May 1957 by Simão Toco, an Angolan Christian who proclaimed himself a prophet and founded his own derivative church. In Kikongo, and means "place", "local" or "[town] centre", while means elephants. Buco-Zau can therefore be translated as "place of elephants" or "land of elephants".Geography
Buco-Zau covers an area of , of which is covered by the Mayombe, Maiombe forest, the second largest forest in the world (only behind the Amazon rainforest). The municipality has been heavily Deforestation, deforested over the years; researchers at José Eduardo dos Santos University's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences estimated that of forest in Buco-Zau had been deforested between 2000 and 2017. Since the early 2000s, locals in Buco-Zau and the neighbouring town of Fútila have been in frequent conflict with logging and oil companies in the area.Demographics
The 2014 census recorded a population of 33,843 in Buco-Zau.Economy
The economy of Buco-Zau revolves primarily around the wood industry; the municipality has the highest timber extraction rate in Angola. Other economic activities include agriculture and gold mining. Buco-Zau was the first place in Angola from which gold was exported.References
{{Cabinda Province Populated places in Cabinda Province Municipalities of Angola