Amboim
| Amboim | |||
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 51 ′ S , 14 ° 22 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Cuanza Sul | |||
| Município | Amboim | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-CUS | ||
| surface | 1730 km² | ||
| Residents | 192,560 (2006) | ||
| density | 111.3 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Francisco Fernando Mateus | ||
Amboim (also Amboím ) is a district in the southwest African country of Angola .
administration
Amboim is a district ( municipality ) in the province of Cuanza Sul . The administrative seat of the district is the town of Gabela . 2006 the population of the district was estimated at 192,560 inhabitants. From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.
The neighboring districts are, starting clockwise in the north: Quilenda , Ebo , Conda and Porto Amboim .
The district consists of two communities (Comunas):
economy
The region was known as a growing area for coffee until the 1970s, especially around the town of Gabela. The beans produced here contributed significantly to Angola's rise to become one of the most important coffee producers in the world. Between 1973 and 1974, Angola had the largest coffee production in Africa with over 204,000 tons. With the outbreak of the Angolan civil war in 1975, the Portuguese coffee planters left their plantations and coffee growing fell into disrepair. Since 2013, the cultivation of Robusta coffee has been intensified again with the support of the provincial government. In addition, the district is to become a focus for the production of palm oil .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article of April 11, 2014 about preparations in the Amboim district for the 2014 census , state press agency ANGOP , accessed on May 9, 2014
- ↑ Data on www.geohive.com ( Memento from October 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 1, 2014
- ^ Jean Charles Pinheira : Em paz por terras de Angola . 1st edition, Zebra Publicações, Lisbon 2010, p. 64f ( ISBN 978-989-8391-03-2 )
- ↑ Article of March 3, 2013 ( memento of February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on www.angola24.net, accessed on February 1, 2014
- ↑ Article from January 11, 2014 on www.angolabelazebelo.com, accessed on February 1, 2014