Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza";

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: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 1,881,873.

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is the capital of the province. Dom founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo ("New Redondo").

History

The province was badly affected during the

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(1975–2002). A large number of civilians were killed in the clashes between

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(UNITA) and

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(FAA). Coffee plantations and fields were destroyed. Frequent attacks forced people to leave their municipalities. UNITA had opened its central front in the province. Around 116,000 displaced people were living in camps. The majority of them were from the rural areas and the densely populated plateau regions. On 17 December 2000, the UNITA combatants killed 31 FAA soldiers and looted vehicles, arms and about 20,000 litres of diesel in Quibala. In April 2001 they attacked FAA outposts and captured firearms.

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laid during the civil war are still present and contracts to clear them were given to different organisations. They are still present in several areas. The province has a high density of landmines. In 2008 the province's Maria Restino Manuel was declared the Internet winner of Miss Landmine 2008. She had secured 29% of the online votes.

Geography

Kibalas, N'goias, Musseles, Mussumbas and Bailundos are the major ethnic groups in the province. The Kimbundu language is most commonly used. Umbundu is also spoken.

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and

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are located to its north. Malanje and Bie Provinces are located to its east, while Huambo and Benguela provinces border it in south. The province's coastline on the Atlantic Ocean is in length. Cuanza Sul city lies on the southern bank of the

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Municipalities

Within Cuanza Sul Province includes the following municipalities: *

Amboim Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km narrow gauge railway to Gabela, albeit closed in 198 ...

(Gabela) * Cassongue * Conda * Ebo * Libolo (Calulo) *

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Porto Amboim Porto Amboim is a port town in Cuanza Sul Province, Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km. In the past Porto Amboim was connected by an isolated 123 km narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gaug ...

* Quibala * Quilenda * Seles (Uku Seles) *

(Ngangula) * Waku-Kungo (Cela)

Communes

The province of Cuanza Sul contains the following

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(); sorted by their respective municipalities: * Amboim Municipality: –

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, Gabela * Cassongue Municipality: – Atôme, Cassongue, Dumbi, Pambangala (Pampangala) * Conda Municipality: – Conda, Cunjo * Ebo Municipality: – Condé, Ebo, Kassange (Quissanje) * Libolo Municipality: – Cabuta (Kabuta), Calulo, Munenga, Quissongo (Kissongo) * Mussende Municipality: –

, Quienha (Kienha), São Lucas * Porto Amboim Municipality: – Capolo (Kapolo),

* Quibala Municipality: – Cariango (Kariango), Dala Cachibo, Lonhe, Quibala (Kibala) * Quilenda Municipality: – Quilenda (Kilenda), Quirimbo (Kirimbo) * Seles Municipality: –

Amboiva Amboiva is a town and commune in the municipality of Seles, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola. It is roughly 55 kilometres east of Uku and 80 kilometres southeast of Gabela. It lies at an altitude of 1244 metres. The People's Armed Forces for t ...

, Botera, Seles * Sumbe Municipality: – Gangula (Ngangula), Gungo,

Quicombo Quicombo is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Sul. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola () are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are divide ...

(Kicombo),

* Waku-Kungo (Cela) Municipality: – Kissanga Kungo (Quissanga Cunjo),

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, Uaco Cungo

Administration

The province's governor is Eusébio de Brito Teixeira. António da Gama Lopes Teixeira, Mateus Alves Morais de Brito and Maria de Lourdes Sousa Abambres Veiga are deputy governors for Technical and infrastructure Services, Economic Sector Area and Political and Social Sector Area respectively.

Economy and education

Coffee, cotton, fruits, rice and tobacco are the major agricultural products. The province has large deposits of alluvial and eluvial

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. Sumbe and Porto Amboim are major fish processing centres. The Independent University of Angola is located in the province's capital and has emerged as the most important educational centre in the province. Established in August 2003 it offers courses in agronomy, veterinary science and forestry.

List of governors of Cuanza Sul

References

Citations

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External links

Information on this province at ''Info Angola''

Province geographical info at geoview.info
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