Dimuca

Dimuca
Dimuca
Coordinates	7 ° 45 ′  S , 15 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 45 ′  S , 15 ° 16 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Angola
province	Uíge
Município	Dimuco
Comuna	Dimuco
surface	888 km²
Residents	27,523 (2013)
density	31  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Bernardo Cauessa

Dimuca is a municipality in Angola . The Lulôvo and Lucala rivers flow through the municipality. Between them lies the main town of the municipality, Entre-os-Rios ( Portuguese for "between the rivers").

history

Dimuca was already a municipality in Ambaca County when the Portuguese colonial administration established the military post 15 de Agosto here in 1920 . The town of Negage , founded in 1925 , initially belonged to Dimuca, but as a result of its growing importance became a separate municipality, later the seat of its own district. Dimuca has been part of the Negage district since 1969.

administration

Dimuca is a municipality (Comuna) in the district ( Município ) of Negage , in the province of Uíge . The municipality covers an area of ​​888 km² with 27,523 inhabitants (extrapolated estimate 2013). From now on, the 2014 census should provide reliable population data.

The seat of the municipality Dimuca is the place Entre-os-Rios. There are a total of 33 villages in the municipality, which are divided into 12 Regedorias , the traditional administrative districts of Angola.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Article from November 12, 2013 about new buildings inaugurated on the national holiday , state news agency ANGOP , accessed on May 25, 2014
2. ↑ ^{a b} History of the Negage district ( Memento of the original from May 25, 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. at www.muanadamba.net, accessed May 25, 2014