Buco-Zau

Buco-Zau
Buco-Zau
Coordinates	4 ° 57 ′  S , 12 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 4 ° 57 ′  S , 12 ° 37 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Cabinda
Município	Buco-Zau
Comuna	Buco-Zau
surface	2115 km²
Residents	40,000 (2011)
density	18.9  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Marta da Conceição Lelo
Location of the Buco-Zau municipality in the Cabinda province

Buco-Zau is a small town and a district in the Angolan province of Cabinda .

Place name

The name is made up of the Kikongo words mbuku (place) and nzawu (elephant).

history

On March 15, 1957, the place was raised to a small town ( Vila ).

administration

Buco-Zau is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Cabinda . The district covers 2115 km² and has around 40,000 inhabitants (2011 estimate). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.

Buco-Zau County borders the Republic of Congo in the north, Belize County in the northeast , the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south and Cacongo County in the southwest .

There are three communities (Comunas) in the district:

• Buco-Zau
• Inhuca (also Nhuca)
• Necuto

Web links

Commons : Buco-Zau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article of March 21, 2014 about the mayor's speech on the renovated regional hospital , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on April 24, 2014
2. ^ Word list Kikongo-Kituba - English , accessed April 24, 2014
3. ↑ Article from March 15, 2014 about the inauguration of new facilities in the Buco-Zau district , state news agency ANGOP, accessed on June 3, 2014
4. ↑ Brief portrait of the Buco-Zau district at www.guiaturismodeangola.com, accessed on April 24, 2014