Bengo Province Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents. It has an area of 33,016 square kilometres, and its current population is approximately 450,000.The province is bordered by the provinces of Zaire to the North, Uige to the Northeast, Cuanza Norte to the East, and Cuanza Sul to the South. Bengo_Province
Benguela Province Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial population of 606,500 . Municipalities in the province include Lobito, Bocoio, Balombo, Ganda, Cubal, Caimbambo, Baia-Farta and Chongorói. Benguela_Province
Bié Province Bié is a province of Angola. Located on Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito and it has an area of 70,314 km² and a population of approximately 800,000. Municipalities in the province include Andulo, Nharea, Cunhinga, Chinguar, Chitembo, Catabola, Camacupa and Cuemba. Current MPLA Governor is José Amaro Tati. Its climate is fresh and abundant rainfall makes possible the culture of corn, sugar cane, rice, coffee and peanuts. Bié_Province
Cuando Cubango Province Cuando Cubango is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049 km² and a population of approximately 140,000. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is João Baptista Tchindandi. According to 1988 US government statistics, the provincial population was 125,600, with just 3,600 living in urban areas. Municipalities in this province include Cuchi, Cuangar, Cuito, Rivungo, Cuanavale, Mavinga, Calai, Dirico and Longa. Cuando_Cubango_Province
Cuanza Norte Province Cuanza Norte is a province of Angola. N'Dalantando is the capital and it has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of approximately 400,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the province has a population of 365,100, with just 18,000 living in urban areas. Cuanza_Norte_Province
Cunene Province Cunene is a province of Angola. It has an area of 87,342 km² and a population of approximately 200,000 Ondjiva is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Cahama, Kuvelai, Namakunde, Santa-Clara, Xangongo.Cunene lies north of the Cunene River, that forms the border between Angola and Namibia. Cunene_Province
Huambo Province Huambo is a province of Angola. With an area of 34,2702 it is one of the geographically smaller provinces, situated in the Central Region approximately 450The Province has an estimated population of 1.9 million people, approximately 15% of the national total of 15.7 million. More than half, 55%, of the population is urbanized, concentrated in Huambo city (822,000 people) and Caála municipality (239,000 people). Huambo_Province
Huíla Province Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 75,002 km² and a population of approximately 700,000. Lubango is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Quilengues, Humpata, Chibia, Chiange, Quipungo, Caluquembe, Caconda, Chicomba, Matala, Chipindo and Kuvango. Leba Hill, as well as the Bicuari National Park are in Huíla Province. Huíla_Province
Luanda Province Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km² and a population of 1,823,282 in 2006. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Municipalities in Luanda Province include Cacuaco, Viana, Cazenga, Ingombota, Kilamba Kiaxe, Maianga, Rangel, Samba and Sambizanga. Luanda_Province
Lunda Norte Province Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,000 km² and a population of approximately 850,000. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. Municipalities in this province include Shah-Muteba, Cuango, Capemba-Camulemba, Lubalo, Caungula, Cuilo, Chitato-Dundo, Lucapa and Caumbo. The province is rich in diamonds, but remains vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. Lunda_Norte_Province
Malanje Province Malanje is a province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km² and a population of approximately 900,000. Malanje is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Massango, Marimba, Cunda-dia-Baza, Caombo, Calandula, Cacuzo, Cuaba Nzogo, Mucari, Quela, Cambundi-Catembo, Quirima Cangandala and Luquembo. The Milando Reserve Park is also located here. Malanje_Province
Moxico Province Moxico is the largest province of the African nation of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 km² and a population of approximately 230,000. Luena is the capital of the province. Moxico is best known as the birthplace of UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi. Moxico later served as one Savimbi's main bases of operations during the Angolan Civil War. Moxico_Province
Fucauma Diamond Mine The Fucauma Diamond Mine is a diamond mine under construction in the Lunda Norte Province of Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 40 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 35 % ownership. Fucauma_Diamond_Mine
Luarica diamond mine The Luarica diamond mine is a diamond mine located in Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 38 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 32 percent ownership.In 2004, the Luarica mine produced about 95,000 carats (19 kg) of diamond from over 632,000 cubic meters of ore processed. Luarica_diamond_mine
Ambriz Ambriz is a city, commune and municipality in Bengo Province, Angola.The population of Ambriz is majority Bakongo, with some Portuguese descedents.Ovimbundu and Kimbundu. Ambriz
Cuban intervention in Angola In November 1975, on the eve of Angola’s independence, Cuba launched a large-scale military intervention to defend the leftist liberation movement MPLA from US-backed invasions by apartheid South Africa and Zaire in support of two other liberation movements competing for power in the country, FNLA and UNITA. Following the retreat of Zaire and South Africa, Cuban forces remained in Angola to support the MPLA-government against the UNITA-insurgency in the continuing Angolan Civil War. Cuban_intervention_in_Angola
Battle of Quifangondo The Battle of Quifangondo, the final battle of the Angolan War of Independence (1961-1975), occurred on November 10 1975, the day before nationalists declared independence and the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) began.The coalition of rebels under Holden Roberto defeated the MPLA and its allies at Porto Quipiri before marching to Quifangondo on their way to Luanda. Battle_of_Quifangondo