Bengo Province

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Bengo Province
Namibia Sambia Republik Kongo Demokratische Republik Kongo Botswana Provinz Cabinda Provinz Zaire Provinz Luanda Provinz Uíge Provinz Bengo Provinz Cuanza Norte Provinz Cuanza Sul Provinz Malanje Provinz Lunda Norte Provinz Lunda Sul Provinz Moxico Provinz Huambo Provinz Benguela Provinz Bié Provinz Namibe Provinz Huíla Provinz Cunene Provinz Cuando Cubangolocation
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Basic data
Country Angola
Capital Caxito
surface 31,371 km²
Residents 356,641 (2014 census)
density 11 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 AO-BGO
Website www.bengo.gov.ao ( Portuguese )
politics
Governador João Bernardo de Miranda
Fishermen on Cabo Ledo Bay, Bengo Province
Fishermen on Cabo Ledo Bay, Bengo Province

Coordinates: 8 ° 33 '  S , 13 ° 36'  E

Bengo is a province in the African state of Angola . It has about 356,000 inhabitants on an area of ​​31,371 km². The province is named after the river of the same name, which it crosses and flows into the Baia do Bengo north of Luanda .

administration

Bengo is one of 18 provinces in Angola. The capital of the province is Caxito .

The province is divided into six districts ( Municípios ):

The Ícolo e Bengo and Quiçama counties were transferred to the province of Luanda in 2011 , while the Bula Atumba, Dembos and Pango Aluquém counties were spun off from the Cuanza Norte province and connected to Bengo.

The six districts of the province are made up of a total of 32 municipalities ( Comunas ).

Location and geography

The province of Bengo is located in the northwest of Angola and encloses the capital province of Luanda . It also borders the province of Zaire to the north, Uíge and Cuanza Norte to the east, Cuanza Sul to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west .

The province is mostly covered with dry savannah, in the center there is intensively cultivated arable land. The most important river is the Cuanza , which crosses the center of the province before flowing into the Atlantic. A large area in the south of Bengo has been placed under protection and forms the Parque Nacional do Quicama , which extends between the Cuanza, the coast and the southern border of the province.

economy

In addition to coffee and cotton , Bengo's important cultivation products are bananas , papaya and other tropical fruits. Animal husbandry and fishing also play an important role, the latter especially at Ambriz . The available mineral raw materials include kaolin , iron ore and, in the center of the province, also crude oil .

The railway line from Luanda to Malanje crosses the province.

Web links

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