Luanda is a

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Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

. 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 estimate (for 2019) is 8,247,688.Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola. The city 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, cultural and Angola#Demographics, urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atl ...

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,

, 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

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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 Luanda () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major Angola#Economy, industrial, Angola#Cult ...

, Quilamba (Kilamba); Benfica e Mussulo,

Ramiros Ramiros is a commune located in Belas Municipality, the province of Luanda, in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion ...

* Cacuaco Municipality: –

, 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 (Kabiri), Caculo Cahango, Calomboloca (seat: Cassoneca), Catete * Luanda Municipality: –

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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 ...

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 ...

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, Samba,

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, 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);

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, 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,

; Camama, Futungo de Belas, Quificas

List of governors of Luanda

References

External links

Official Governor of Luanda Province website

Alternate official Luanda Province government website
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Geoview.info: Luanda Province geography info

Angolan ministry for territorial administration: Luanda Province

IPGUL.org: Administrative map of Luanda Province
with mapping those to old divisions *
IPGUL.org website

Official City of Luanda website
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''Info Angola.ao: Luanda Province information''
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