Dembos
| Dembos | |||
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 40 ′ S , 14 ° 53 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Angola | ||
| Bengo | |||
| Município | Dembos | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AO-BGO | ||
| surface | 1170 km² | ||
| Residents | 18,153 (2012) | ||
| density | 15.5 Ew. / km² | ||
Dembos is a district ( Município ) in Angola .
The name
The name is derived from the Bantu term Dembo and refers to the partly boggy areas that characterize the district. The name of the circle is plural , so it is mostly referred to as Os Dembos (with the Portuguese article Os ) in common parlance .
administration
Dembos is one of the six counties in Bengo Province . The capital of the province is Qibaxe .
The district has 1170 km² and 18,153 inhabitants (as of 2012). In the north it is bounded by the districts of Nambuangongo and Quitexe , in the east by Bula Atumba , in the south by Pango Aluquém and in the west by Dande .
The district consists of four municipalities ( Comunas ):
- Coxe
- Quibaxe
- Paredes
- Piri
economy
The district is dominated by agriculture. The population is primarily subsistence farming, the main crops for sale are also bananas, sweet potatoes and peanuts. Occasionally, elephants endanger the yield.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.travelingluck.com , accessed February 15, 2014
- ^ Article from April 1, 2012 by the state news agency ANGOP , accessed on February 15, 2014
- ↑ ditto