Bengo Province
Bengo | |
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![]() Bengo, province of Angola | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Caxito |
Government | |
• Governor | Mara Baptista Quiosa |
• Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector | António Martins |
• Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures | Domingos Guilherme |
Area | |
• Total | 31,371 km2 (12,112 sq mi) |
Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 356,641 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | AO-BGO |
HDI (2018) | 0.565[2] medium · 6th |
Website | www |
8°47′S 13°59′E / 8.783°S 13.983°E
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Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641.[1] The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda.[3]
Geography
[edit]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. It has two western coastal stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, and forms an enclave around the national capital's province of Luanda. The Kissama National Park and the Kibinda Forest Reserve are here. The province also has a number of lakes, most of them are in the municipalities of Dande and Icolo and Bengo. There are lagoons at Panguila and Ibendoa, Cabiri and Ulua do Sungui.[citation needed]
Municipalities
[edit]Since the territorial reform of July 2011
[edit]The Angolan National Assembly approved a law on July 27, 2011 reorganizing the territorial subdivisions of Luanda and Bengo Provinces .[3]
The law moved the Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama municipalities from Bengo Province to Luanda Province and created new municipalities in both provinces. Now, Bengo Province is divided into six (6) municipalities:[4]
Município | Capital[5] | Area (km2)[5] | Pop. (2006 est)[5] |
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Ambriz | Ambriz | 4,204 | 16,611 |
Bula-Atumba[6] | Bula | 3,604 | 56,718 |
Dande | Caxito | 6,529 | 82,992 |
Dembos[6][7] | Quibaxe | 2,444 | 58,941 |
Nambuangongo | Muxaluando | 5,604 | 110,831 |
Pango-Aluquém[6][7] | Pango | 2,754 | 45,680 |
Before the territorial reform of 2011
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The province of Bengo contained five (5) municipalities (municípios):[8]
Município | Capital[5] | Area (km2)[5] | Pop. (2006 est)[5] |
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Ambriz | Ambriz | 4,204 | 16,611 |
Dande | Caxito | 6,529 | 82,992 |
Ícolo e Bengo | Catete | 3,819 | 58,830 |
Nambuangongo | Muxaluando | 5,604 | 110,831 |
Quiçama | Muxima | 12,046 | 29,905 |
Since 2011, Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama have been moved to Luanda Province.
Some sources show the following municipalities in Bengo Province: Bula-Atumba, Dembos and Pango-Aluquém; while others list those three in Cuanza Norte (Kwanza Norte) province.[8]
Communes
[edit]The province of Bengo contains the following communes (comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:[9]
- Ambriz Municipality:– Ambriz, Bela Vista, Tabi
- Bula-Atumba Municipality: – Bula Atumba, Quiage (Kiage)
- Dande Municipality: – Barra do Dande, Caxito, Mabubas, Quicabo (Kikabo), Úcua
- Dembos Municipality: – Paredes, Piri, Quibaxe (Kibaxe), São José das Matas
- Nambuangongo Municipality: – Cage (Kage), Canacassala (Kanacassala), Gombe, Muxaluando (Muxiluando), Quicunzo (Kicunzo), Quixico (Kixico), Zala
- Pango-Aluquém Municipality: – Cazuangongo (Kazuangongo), Pango-Aluquém
- Ícolo e Bengo Municipality: – Bom Jesus do Cuanza, Cabiri (Kabiri), Caculo Cahango, Calomboloca (seat: Cassoneca), Catete
- Quiçama Municipality: – Cabo Ledo, Demba Chio, Mumbondo, Muxima, Quixinje (Kixinje)
Natural resources and geology
[edit]Bengo is known for its abundant fish, with fishing communities along the coast. Late Cretaceous fossils are known from this region, including unique turtles (Angolachelys[10]) and the first dinosaur fossil skeleton from Angola: the Angolatitan.[11]
List of governors of Bengo
[edit]Name | Years in office |
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Manuel Lopes Maria aka Xi Mutu | 1980–1987 |
Francisco Deolindo da Rosa aka Facho | 1987–1988 |
Pedro Benga Lima aka Foguetão | 1988–1990 |
António Ventura de Azevedo | 1990–1994 |
Domingos Hungo aka SKS | 1994 |
Isalino Samuel Mendes | 1994–2004 |
Jorge Inocêncio Dombolo | 2004–2009 |
João Bernardo de Miranda | 2009–2018 |
Mara Baptista Quiosa | 2018– |
Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b National Assembly of Angola (27 July 2011). "Lei n.º 29/11 de 1 de Setembro - Alteração da Divisão Político-Administrativa das províncias de Luanda e Bengo" [Law to change the politico-administrative divisions of Luanda and Bengo provinces] (PDF) (in Portuguese). IPGUL 'Noticias'. Retrieved 20 March 2012. While the law had been voted on July 27, 2011, its effective date is 60 days after publication in the Official Journal, which happened on September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Bengo". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Angola Statistics: Bengo Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. GeoHive. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Angola. Instituto Nacional de Segurança Social, Angola.
- ^ a b c "Angola Statistics: Bengo". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 28 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "Bengo: Municípios" (in Portuguese). Info-Angola. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "Reference Center: Provinces". Angolan Embassy in the United States. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006.
- ^ "Bengo: Comunas". Info-Angola. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 Feb 2010.
- ^ Mateus, Octávio; Jacobs, Louis; Polcyn, Michael; Schulp, Anne S.; Vineyard, Diana; Buta Neto, André; Telles Antunes, Miguel (December 2009). "The Oldest African Eucryptodiran Turtle from the Cretaceous of Angola". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (4): 581–588. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0063.
- ^ O Mateus, LL Jacobs, AS Schulp, MJ Polcyn, TS Tavares, A Buta Neto, 2011. Angolatitan adamastor, a new sauropod dinosaur and the first record from Angola. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83 (1), 221-233.
- ^ "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). bengo.gov.ao. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 3 Mar 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website of province governor
- Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration
- Information on this province at Info Angola
- "Province of Bengo". Embassy of Angola UK. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02.
- US government statistics from 1988
- "Map of communes in Bengo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2010-02-28. from Info-Angola
- - Defence Minister's visit Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Province geographical info at geoview.info