Bembe (Angola)
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 1 ′ S , 14 ° 18 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Uíge | |||
| Município | Bembe | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-UIG | ||
| Comuna | Bembe | ||
| surface | 5655 km² | ||
| Residents | 41,000 (2013) | ||
| density | 7.3 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Muanda Wacobe | ||
Bembe is a small town ( Vila ) and a county in Angola .
history
The origins of the village lie in the local copper mine, which was used from 1856. A small village was created with the Igreja de São José do Bembe church . In the course of the expansion of Portuguese colonial rule over the colony of Angola, a first fortress was built here around 1861, the Fortaleza do Bembe . Bembe was later elevated to a small town ( Vila ) and the seat of its own district. Even after Angola's independence in 1975, Bembe remained an independent circle.
administration
Bembe is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Uíge . The district covers an area of 5655 km² and has around 41,000 inhabitants (2013 estimate). The 2014 population census is intended to provide accurate population data in the future.
The Bembe district consists of three municipalities (Comunas):
In the Bembe district there are a total of 108 villages in 19 regedorias , the traditional administrative units alongside the state administrative structure of Angola .
Web links
- Profile of Bembe County on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article from January 11, 2014 about the improvement of the drinking water supply in the Bembe district , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 23, 2014
- ^ Entry by Fortaleza do Bembe on www.fortalezas.org, accessed on May 23, 2014
- ↑ a b Article from December 15, 2013 on the inauguration of residential buildings in the Bembe district , state news agency ANGOP, accessed on May 23, 2014