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Catete, Ícolo E Bengo
Catete is a municipality in Angola. It has been the capital of Icolo e Bengo Province since that province's creation in 2024. It is subdivided into the communes of Caculo Cahango, Cassoneca, Catete, and Caxicane. Previously, Catete had been a commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo in Luanda Province. Transport It is served by a railway station on the Luanda Railways. Catete is the major graveyard for old steam locomotives on the northern line. Notable people * Agostinho Neto, first President of Angola * Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida, 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 ... [...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] |
Ícolo E Bengo
Ícolo e Bengo (English language, English: Icolo and Bengo) was a former Municipalities of Angola, municipality in the provinces of Angola, province of Luanda Province, Luanda in Angola. It had a population of 81,144 in 2014. It was disestablished when the province of Icolo e Bengo Province, Icolo e Bengo was created in 2024. History As per decree 29/11, of 1 September 2011, which moved this municipality, along with the municipality of Quiçama from Bengo Province to Luanda Province. The others being Luanda Municipality, Luanda, Belas, Luanda, Belas, Cazenga, Cacuaco, Viana, Luanda, Viana and Quiçama. The transfer documents were signed on 2 April 2012 in Catete, Icolo e Bengo, Catete by the governors of Luanda Province, Bento Bento, and João Miranda, of Bengo Province, in the presence of the minister for territorial administration, Bornito de Sousa. The municipality was disestablished when the new province of Icolo e Bengo was created on 5 September 2024. Geography Overview I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ** Bungo (0 km) Start of Duplication. ** Caxito – branch terminus; provincial capital ** Quicabo * Funda ** Cabiri – branch terminus * Sambizanga * Rangel * Cazenga – workshops * Viana (23 km) – suburban station; stadium ** (junction) ** Baía Farta branch terminus; end of duplication * Camizunzo * Catete * Zenza do Itombe – junction ** Dondo – branch terminus ** Quixinge – branch extension * Beira Alta (Angola, Cuanza Norte) * Canhoca – junction ** Cambondo – branch terminus * N'dalatando * Cacuso * Lombe * Malanje (479 km) – terminus * Golungo Alto – branch terminus ---- * Musseques – first passenger halt from port * Filda * Grafanil * Estagem * Comarca * Viana * Pomagol ---- * Bung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 for the Liberation of Angola') and, in addition to seeing combat, worked for the organisation as a translator, educator, and radio host. Born into a Methodist family, she received a scholarship to study in Brazil, where she corresponded with Martin Luther King Jr. Fearing extradition to Portugal because of her work with the MPLA, she continued her education in the United States before returning to Africa. Rodrigues was the sole woman on the MPLA's central committee in the 1960s and co-founded the MPLA's women's wing, the ''Organização da Mulher de Angola'' (OMA, 'Organization of Angolan Women'). She was also one of five women members of the '' Esquadrão Kamy'' ( 'Camy Squadron'), a guerilla unit tasked with reinforcing MPLA troops in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 legislative power, as he can govern by decree. The position of president dates from Angola's independence from Portugal. Agostinho Neto obtained the position when his People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA) won control of the country from the Portuguese. When Neto died in 1979, José Eduardo dos Santos succeeded him. Under Dos Santos' leadership, Angola became a multi-party state, although it remained controlled by him. The election held in 1992 reelected Dos Santos with 49% of the votes. His opponent, Jonas Savimbi of the National Union for Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA) party, claimed that the election was fraudulent. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Angola. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Angola (MPLA) in the Angolan War of Independence, war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War, civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day, a Public holidays in Angola, public holiday in Angola. Early life Neto was born at Ícolo e Bengo, in Bengo (province), Bengo Province, Portuguese West Africa, Angola, in 1922. Neto attended high school in the capital city, Luanda; his parents were both school teachers and Methodists; his father, also called Agostinho Neto, was a Methodist pastor. After secondary school he worked in the colonial health services, before going o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 owned company Caminho de Ferro de Luanda E.P., short CFL EP. History From its terminal at the Atlantic port of Luanda, the railway heads inland towards Eastern Angola, but ends in the middle of the country at Malanje. A branch line departed the railway at Zenza do Itombe for Dondo. The coastal segment from Luanda to Lucala was built by a Portuguese company in 1889. The line was then extended to Malanje in 1909 by the Portuguese government. After independence from Portugal in 1975, the Angolan civil war broke out. In 2001, the Luanda Railway was one of the only functioning railways in Angola, when it was hit by a bomb attack, killing 91 people. The prolonged fighting lasted until 2002 and destroyed most of the railway infrastructure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, cultural and urban centre and occupies 44.8 square miles. History The original prewar Luanda Province grew in size during the 20th century due to the urbanization of Angola. It was divided into the provinces of Luanda and Bengo in 1980. The new reform of 2011 moved the municipalities Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama from Bengo to Luanda Province, so as the province has 3 neighboring ones instead of being surrounded by Bengo. This administrative reform significantly increased the land area of Luanda Province. It formerly had an area of and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganizationhttp://citypopulation.de/php/angola-admin.php via Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola (web) In 2024, the prov ... [...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] |
Cassoneca
Cassoneca is a commune located in the municipality of Catete, the capital of the province of Icolo e Bengo in Angola. Prior to the creation of Icolo e Bengo in 2024, it had been located in the commune of Calomboloca 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 .... References Communes of Angola Populated places in Icolo e Bengo Province {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 located in the municipality of Icolo 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 .... The commune had 6,988 residents in 2014. References Populated places in Icolo e Bengo Province Communes of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
