Malanje Province

Malanje
Province
The Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo
The Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo
CountryAngola
CapitalMalanje
Government
 • GovernorNorberto Fernandes dos Santos
Area
 • Total97,602 km2 (37,684 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total986,363
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ISO 3166 codeAO-MAL
Websitewww.malanje.gov.ao

Malanje is a province of Angola. It contains the Kalandula Falls and the Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo.

Geography

The Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola. Its capital, Malanje, is about 383 kilometres (238 miles) east of Luanda, the national capital.[1] It is bordered by Uige Province to the northwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the northeast, Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province to the east, Bié Province and Cuanza Sul Province to the south, and Cuanza Norte Province to the west.

The northern part of the province is savannah. The southern part is mostly dry savannah. The main rivers are the Cuanza River in the southwest and the Kwango River in the northeast. There is also a mountainous area called the Malanje Plateau.[2]

Near Cangandala National Park, the Cuije River and Cuanza River flow.[3] Protected areas include the Milando Reserve Park (Reserva Especial do Milando) in the north and the Reserva Natural Integral do Luando at the headwaters of the Cuanza River.[1]

Municipalities

Malanje Province has fourteen towns called municipalities (municípios in Portuguese):[4]

  • Cacuso
  • Calandula
  • Cambundi-Catembo
  • Cangandala
  • Caombo
  • Cuaba Nzoji
  • Kunda-dia-Base
  • Luquembo
  • Malanje
  • Marimba
  • Massango
  • Mucari
  • Quela
  • Quirima

Communes

Malanje Province has 66 small areas called communes (comunas in Portuguese), grouped by their municipalities:

  • Cacuso Municipality: – Cacuso, Lombe, Pungo-Andongo, Quizenga (Kizenga), Soqueco (Sokeko)
  • Calandula Municipality: – Calandula, Cateco-Cangola (Kateco-Kangola), Cota (Kota), Cuale, Quinje
  • Cambundi-Catembo Municipality: – Cambundi-Catembo, Dumba Cambango, Quitapa, Tala Mungongo
  • Cangandala Municipality: – Bembo, Cangandala, Caribo (Karibo), Culamagia
  • Caombo Municipality: – Bange-Angola, Cambo Suinginge, Caombo, Micanda
  • Cuaba Nzoji Municipality: – Cuaba Nzoji, Mufuma
  • Kunda-dia-Base Municipality: – Kunda-dia-Base (Cunda-dia-Baze), Lemba, Milando
  • Luquembo Municipality: – Capunda, Cunga Palanga, Dombo, Luquembo, Quimbango, Rimba
  • Malanje Municipality: – Cambaxe (Kambaxe), Malanje, Ngola-Luije (Nugola-Luije)
  • Marimba Municipality: – Cabombo-Lumai (Cabombo), Marimba, Tembo-Aluma
  • Massango Municipality: – Massango, Quihuhu, Quinguengue
  • Mucari Municipality: – Catala, Caxinga, Mucari-Caculama, Muquixe (Mikixi)
  • Quela Municipality: – Bângalas (Missão dos Bangalas), Moma, Quela, Xandele
  • Quirima Municipality: – Quirima, Sautar

Economy

Kalandula Falls

Malanje Province's economy focuses mainly on farming. The area around the capital city is busy with farming activities like growing cotton and sugarcane. Cotton used to be very important for the country's economy, but its growth slowed during the Angolan Civil War. Now, agriculture is coming back, and many international investors are helping. For example, Brazil gave $30 million to boost maize and sugarcane farming in Pungo Andongo.[5]

Malanje Province also grows cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, soybeans, sunflowers, and different vegetables. Besides farming, the province has valuable resources like diamonds, limestone, manganese (which was exported in large amounts in 1973), uranium, and phosphate.[6]

City centre of Malanje

Tourism is becoming more popular because of the province's natural beauty. People visit attractions like Kalandula Falls, the dark rocks of Pungo Andongo, two nature reserves, and Cangandala National Park. This park is the smallest in Angola. It was started in 1963 to protect the Giant Sable Antelope.[3]

List of governors of Malanje

Name Years in office
Eusébio Sebastião 1977–1978
Domingos Afonso Neto 1978–1980
Col. Ludy Kissassunda 1980–1986
Lt.Col. João Ernesto dos Santos Liberdade 1986–1992
João Filipe Martins 1992
João Manuel Bernardo 1992–1993
Flávio João Fernandes 1993–2002
Cristóvão Domingos Francisco da Cunha 2002–2008
Norberto Fernandes dos Santos Kwata Kwanawa 2012–

[7]

Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (22 September 2014). "Malanje Province" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Goetz, Philip W..; Sutton, Margaret (1983). The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 892. ISBN 978-0-85229-400-0.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James, W. Martin (5 May 2011). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Scarecrow Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8108-7458-9.
  4. ↑ "Angola". Geohive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference SteadRorison2013 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Publications2003 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  7. ↑ "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). malanje.gov.ao. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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