Cuanza Norte Province (; ) is a province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km2 and a population of 659,097 (2024 census).Angola: municipalities Citypopulation Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 meter long Capanda Dam is located in this province. Cuanza Norte lies on the northern bank of the Cuanza River. It had been a territory of Ngola Kingdom. In 1914, Norton de Matos created District of Cuanza which was divided into Cuanza Norte and Cuanza Sul Provinces in 1917.
It was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War. It has many mines left over from the Civil War and contracts to clear them were given to several organisations. During the civil war, the insurgents made the province part of the central zone. On 5 April 2001, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola members attacked Samba Caju and killed 120 FAA members. The province's military commander, General Recordacao was also killed in the attack.
The most spoken languages are Kimbundu. Mbundu people inhabit the province. Sugarcane and coffee are the most important agricultural crops. Their production is favoured by the tropical humid climate of the province.
Municipalities The province of Cuanza Norte contains ten municipalities ():
Município Capital Area (km2) Pop. (2006 est) Ambaca Camabatela 3,080 123,244 Banga Banga 1,260 23,284 Bolongongo Bolongongo 1,061 31,288 Cambambe Dondo 5,212 91,984 Cazengo N'Dalatando 1,793 109,256 Golungo Alto Golungo Alto 1,989 69,918 Ngonguembo Ngonguembo 1,400 37,405 Lucala Lucala 1,718 41,792 Quiculungo Quiculungo 475 30,152 Samba Cajú Samba Cajú 2,012 95,638
Some sources show the following three municipalities in Bengo Province:
Município Capital Area (km2) Pop. (2006 est) Bula-Atumba Bula 3,604 56,718 Dembos, Quibaxe 2,444 58,941 Pango-Aluquém Pango 2,754 45,680
While others list those three in Cuanza Norte (Kwanza Norte) Province.
Communes The province of Cuanza Norte contains the following communes (); sorted by their respective municipalities:
Ambaca Municipality: – Bindo, Camabatela, Luinga, Maúa, Tango Banga Municipality: – Aldeia Nova, Banga, Caculo Cabaça, Cariamba Bolongongo Municipality: – Bolongongo, Quiquiemba, Terreiro Cambambe Municipality: – Danje-ia-Menha, Dondo, Massangano, São Pedro da Kilemba, Zenza do Itombe Cazengo Municipality: – Canhoca, N'dalatando Golungo Alto Municipality: – Cambondo, Cêrca, Golungo Alto, Kiluanje N'Gonguembo Municipality: – Camame, Cavunga, Quilombo dos Dembos (Ngonguembo) Licucala Municipality: – Lukala, Quiangombe Quiculungo Municipality: – Quiculungo Samba Cajú Municipality: – Samba Cajú, Samba Lucala Bula-Atumba Municipality: – Bula-Atumba, Quiage (Kiaje) Dembos Municipality: – Paredes, Piri, Quibaxe, São José das Matas Pango-Aluquém Municipality: – Cazuangongo (Kazua), Pango-Aluquém
List of governors of Cuanza Norte
Name Years in office José Congo Sebastião 1976–1977 Lourenço José Fereira Diandengue 1977–1979 Evaristo Domingos Kimba 1979–1980 Noé da Silva Saúde 1980–1986 Paulo Teixeira Jorge 1986–1989 Francisco Vieira Dias1989–1991 Manuel Pedro Pacavira 1991–2004 Henrique André Júnior 2004–2016 José Maria Ferraz dos Santos 2016–2019 Adriano Mendes de Carvalho 2019–
See also Church of Nossa Senhora da Victoria
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External links Official website of province governor Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration Information on this province at Info Angola US government statistics from 1988 Angolan embassy in the UK official population statistics Angola.org.uk Province geographical info at geoview.info