Cela (Angola)

Cela
Cela
Coordinates	11 ° 21 ′  S , 15 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 11 ° 21 ′  S , 15 ° 7 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Cuanza Sul
Município	Cela
Residents	244,000 (2013)
politics
mayor	Amelia Agria Russo

Cela is a district in western Angola . In addition to the official language Portuguese , Kimbundu is predominantly spoken here.

history

Since the 16th century, ever larger parts of Angola came under the rule of the Portuguese colonial empire . In the course of the administrative reforms of the governor of Angola, Francisco Inocêncio de Sousa Coutinho, the province of Cuanza Sul was established in 1769, and Cela became a county of the province.

During the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) Cela was the scene of fierce fighting. In addition to the fighting, the mining of large areas caused a decline in all economic activity, especially in the major agriculture. After the end of the civil war, the refugees began to return and agriculture began to recover. To this end, public funding programs are intended to further reduce hunger and poverty in the district, through school meals, improved health care, microcredits and a number of other measures. Housing projects have also been started in the district, for example in the communities of Sanga and Kissanga-Kungo since 2012.

education

In addition to the primary schools, there are secondary schools, a technical school for health professions, and an agricultural technical school in Cela. The Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação (ISCED) from Sumbe has had a branch here since 2012 . ISCED is part of the Universidade Katyavala Bwila University , for which it is to set up branches in the fields of psychology, education and history.

administration

Cela is a district ( municipality ) in the province of Cuanza Sul . The capital is Waku-Kungo . Its neighboring districts, starting clockwise from the north, are: Quibala , Andulo , Bailundo , Cassongue , Seles and Ebo .

The district consists of three municipalities (Comunas):

• Kissanga Kungo
• Sanga
• Waku-Kungo (also Cela)

A total of around 244,000 people live in the district of Cela (2013 estimate). In 1991 there were about 148,000. From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.info-angola.ao ( Memento from May 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 16, 2014
2. ↑ Article of December 27, 2013 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on January 16, 2014
3. ↑ Município da Cela vai ganhar 50 casas evolutivas ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the public radio station Rádio Nacional de Angola , accessed on January 16, 2016
4. ^ Article from August 14, 2011 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on January 16, 2014
5. ↑ Article of December 27, 2013 by the state news agency ANGOP, accessed on January 16, 2014
6. ↑ Statistics on www.geohive.com ( Memento from October 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 16, 2014