Chitato
| Chitato | |||
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 21 ′ S , 20 ° 48 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Lunda Norte | |||
| Município | Chitato | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-LNO | ||
| Residents | 226,500 (2019) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Marcelino Chissupa | ||
Chitato is a small town and county in northeastern Angola .
administration
The circle
Chitato is the seat of a district of the same name ( Município ) in the province of Lunda Norte . The district has around 226,500 inhabitants (2019 estimate). The 2014 census showed 195,136 inhabitants.
The provincial capital Dundo is one of the villages in the district .
Three municipalities (Comunas) make up the Chitato district:
Town twinning
economy
The mining of diamonds is of national importance in the district. The diamonds mined here by the state Endiama contributed around 3% to Angola's national budget. The fertile soils of the relatively water-rich region also allow diverse agriculture.
Web links
- Profile of Chitato County on the 2014 Census Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Visit of the Mayor of Chitato in the town hall of Murça, Portugal, in January 2014 ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Murça Municipality website, accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Population statistics citypopulation.de , accessed on June 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b page on the town twinning on the website of the municipality of Campinas, accessed on April 19, 2014
