Luanda is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Angola
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. It covers an area of 18,835 km
2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official estimate (for 2019) is 8,247,688.
[Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola.]
The city of
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
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. The 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 reorganization
Despite this, the city occupied , or less than five percent of the total area of the former province.
Governors
Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009–2010), Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011–2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).
Administration
The province has created the
Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda (IPGUL, Institute for urban planning and management of Luanda) as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.
Municipalities
The province of Luanda contains seven
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having 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 go ...
( pt, municípios):
In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities, namely,
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
,
Belas,
Cacuaco
Cacuaco is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda. A suburb of the capital, Luanda, it has a population of 1,279,488 (2019).
Administrative divisions
The Municipality of Cacuaco is made up of three commun ...
,
Cazenga,
Icolo e Bengo,
Quiçama
Quiçama (Portuguese spelling), Quissama or Kisama (Bantu spelling) is one of the nine ''municípios'' (city council
or municipality) that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province (the others being, L ...
and
Viana.
In November 2016, another two municipalities were added,
Talatona
Talatona is an city and municipality in the province of Luanda, bordering the Angolan capital, Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centr ...
and
Kilamba-Kiaxi
Quilamba Quiaxi, also spelled as Kilamba Kiaxi, is an city and one of nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. In the Kimbundu language the name means ''Land (Kiaxi) of Kilamba''.
According to the population projections ...
respectively, giving the province 9 municipalities, 41 urban districts, and 14 communes.
Communes
The province of Luanda contains the following
communes
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( pt, comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:
* Belas Municipality: –
Barra do Cuanza
Barra do Cuanza is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Ang ...
,
Quilamba
Quilamba (or Kilamba) is an Angolan neighborhood that serves as the administrative center of Belas Municipality and a large housing development site 30 km (18 miles) from Luanda, the capital city of Angola. It is being built by the China In ...
(Kilamba);
Benfica e Mussulo,
Ramiros
Ramiros is a commune located in Belas Municipality, the province of Luanda, in Angola.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of ...
* Cacuaco Municipality: –
Cacuaco
Cacuaco is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda. A suburb of the capital, Luanda, it has a population of 1,279,488 (2019).
Administrative divisions
The Municipality of Cacuaco is made up of three commun ...
,
Funda,
Quicolo (Kikolo)
* Cazenga Municipality: –
Cazenga,
Hoji Ya Henda
Hoji Ya Henda is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda
Luanda () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major Angola#Economy, industrial, Angola#Cultur ...
,
Tala Hady
Tala Hady is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Luanda
Luanda () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major Angola#Economy, industrial, Angola#Culture, c ...
; Cazenga Popular, Distrito Industrial
* Ícolo e Bengo Municipality: –
Bom Jesus do Cuanza,
Cabiri
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(Kabiri),
Caculo Cahango
Caculo Cahango (also spelled Kakulo Kahango, Kaculo Kahango and Kakulo-kanhango) is a commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Luanda Province
Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945, ...
,
Calomboloca
Calomboloca is a village and commune in the municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda Province
Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official es ...
(seat:
Cassoneca),
Catete
* Luanda Municipality: –
Angola Quiluanje
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Ingombota
Ingombota is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, the capital city of Angola. Ingombota is home to the central business district of Luanda, Angola. The economic, political and symbo ...
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Maianga
Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts ...
,
Rangel
Rangel (,
) is a surname of Portuguese origin.
Rangel is a toponymic surname. The origin of the term is uncertain but French And Germanic roots are discussed, one are from the German "ragin-walt" - a mighty ruler.
Other theory about the origin ...
,
Samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
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Sambizanga
Sambizanga is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, Angola.
Overview
Sambizanga has a 14.5 km² area and about 244,000 inhabitants. Limited to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, ...
* Quiçama Municipality: –
Cabo Ledo
Cabo Ledo is a commune in the municipality of Quicama, Luanda Province, Angola.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola ...
,
Demba Chio,
Mumbondo,
Muxima
Muxima is a town and commune in the municipality of Quiçama, Luanda Province, Angola. The village, located by Kwanza river, was occupied in 1589 by the Portuguese who erected a church and a fortress in 1599. Muxima means "heart" in Kimbundu. It ...
,
Quixinje (Kixinje)
* Viana Municipality: –
Calumbo,
Viana,
Zango, Mbaia
* Kilamba-Kiaxi Municipality: –
Quilamba-Quiaxi (Kilamba-Kiaxi);
Golfe
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Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 ,
Palanca
Palanca may refer to:
People
* Bernard Palanca (born 1976), Filipino actor
*Massimo Palanca (born 1953), Italian footballer
* Mico Palanca (1978–2019), Filipino actor
* Miguel Palanca (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Places
* Palanca, Huíla, ...
,
Sapú,
Vila Estoril
Vila Estoril is a town in Angola, located in the province of Luanda.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are divided ...
* Talatona Municipality: –
Benfica,
Talatona
Talatona is an city and municipality in the province of Luanda, bordering the Angolan capital, Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centr ...
;
Camama
Camama is a commune located in Belas Municipality, the province of Luanda, in Angola.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of ...
,
Futungo de Belas
Futungo de Belas is a commune located in Belas Municipality, the province of Luanda, in Angola.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipa ...
,
Quificas
List of governors of Luanda
References
External links
Official Governor of Luanda Province websiteAlternate official Luanda Province government website
Geoview.info: Luanda Province geography infoAngolan ministry for territorial administration: Luanda Province IPGUL.org: Administrative map of Luanda Provincewith mapping those to old divisions
*
IPGUL.org websiteOfficial City of Luanda website
''Info Angola.ao: Luanda Province information''
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