Catete is a
municipality
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' ...
in
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 ...
. It has been the capital of
Icolo e Bengo Province
Icolo e Bengo is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from Luanda Province. Its capital is Catete.
Geography and climate
Icolo e Bengo borders the Angolan provinces of Luanda to the northwest, Bengo to the north, Cuanza Nor ...
since that province's creation in 2024. It is subdivided into the
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Caculo Cahango
Caculo Cahango (also spelled Kakulo Kahango, Kaculo Kahango and Kakulo-kanhango) is a commune in the municipality of Catete, the capital of the province of Icolo e Bengo in Angola. Prior to the creation of that province in 2024, it had been loc ...
,
Cassoneca, Catete, and
Caxicane. Previously, Catete had been a commune in the municipality of
Ícolo e Bengo in
Luanda Province
Luanda is a province of Angola. It used to cover an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014.
The city of Luanda is the capital of the province and Angola. It serves as the country's primary port, cultur ...
.
Transport
It is served by a railway station on the
Luanda Railways
The Luanda Railway (sometimes called Angola Railway) is a single-track Cape gauge railway line from the Angolan capital of Luanda to Malanje. A branch line departs the railway at Zenza do Itombe for Dondo. The line is operated by the state ...
.
Catete is the major graveyard for old steam locomotives on the northern line.
Notable people
*
Agostinho Neto
António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan Communism, communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the MPLA, Popular Movement for the Liberation of ...
, first
President of Angola
The president of Angola () is both head of state and head of government in Angola. According to the constitution adopted in 2010, the post of prime minister is abolished; executive authority belongs to the president who has also a degree of l ...
*
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida (''nom de guerre'' Langidila; 10 February 1939 – 1968) was an Angolan revolutionary, writer, and poet. She was a member of the '' Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola'' (MPLA, 'People's Movement ...
, Angolan nationalist
See also
*
Railway stations in Angola
Railway stations in Angola include:
Towns served by rail
North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL)
(Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge)
* Luanda – port – national capital; junction
** Bung ...
References
External links
Municipalities of Angola
Populated places in Icolo e Bengo Province
Provincial capitals in Angola
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