Catabola
| Catabola | |||
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 7 ′ S , 17 ° 18 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Bié | |||
| Município | Catabola | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-BIE | ||
| Comuna | Catabola | ||
| surface | 3028 km² | ||
| Residents | 155,000 (2013) | ||
| density | 51.2 Ew. / km² | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Antunes Sapalo | ||
Catabola (also Katabola ) is a small town in Angola , in southwestern Africa . Until the country gained independence from Portugal in 1975, the place had the Portuguese name Nova Sintra .
administration
Catabola is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Bié . The district has 155,000 inhabitants (2013 estimate) on an area of 3,028 km².
The following municipalities (Comunas) are in the Catabola district:
education
The district administration employs 568 teachers who teach a total of 60,000 students in 227 schools with 658 classrooms (as of 2014) . Some of these teachers were trained in a two and a half year course at the ADPP pedagogical school ( Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo , English: development aid from people to people), a project of a Norwegian non-governmental organization . Since the Angolan university system with colleges in all provinces is still being established, this measure is an effective contribution to the further rapid improvement of the educational situation in the Catabola district and in Angola in general.
In 2012, the local government carried out a renovation and repair program for the pre-schools, elementary schools and secondary schools in the district.
economy
The county, like the rest of the country, has experienced a period of relative upswing since the end of the Angolan civil war (1975–2002) and the increasing reconstruction in Angola. For example, the first driving school in Catabola since the end of the Portuguese colonial administration in 1975 was opened in 2009 .
The Catabola district is still agricultural today. The nature of the soil largely only allows subsistence farming . The most important crops are corn , beans and a wide variety of vegetables. River fishing and hunting are also carried out by the population for self-sufficiency. In 2012, the district administration started supporting agricultural production through small farmers and cooperatives in special programs. Mechanical equipment and wasteland are made available for processing. In response to demands from the peasantry, carts of oxen are now also being purchased so that traditional implements can be used.
In the municipality of Chipeta there is a factory for the production of masonry tiles and roof tiles. The former most important employer in the district was an industrial rice peeling plant, which has been standing still for a long time and is decaying. A renewed start-up by possible investors is aimed at by the municipal side, but no concrete initiation has yet become known.
The desolate road connections are seen as a major obstacle to investment. The planned new buildings and asphalt paving in the district were postponed after the international financial crisis and are to be implemented in the near future.
Web links
- Profile of Catabola County on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article from March 3, 2014 ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the newspaper Novo Jornal (port.), accessed on March 15, 2014
- ↑ Article of January 29, 2009 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on March 15, 2014
- ↑ a b c Article dated June 6, 2012 at www.portaldeangola.com, accessed on March 15, 2014
- ^ Article from October 9, 2009 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on March 15, 2014
