Luanda Province

Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 sq.km, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official estimate (for 2019) is 8,247,688.[3]

Luanda
Province
Luanda, province of Angola. The area shown for the Province is that before the 2011 expansion, which moved the two southern municipalities of Bengo Province into Luanda Province.
CountryAngola
CapitalLuanda
Government
 • GovernorSérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim
 • Vice-Governor for the Economic SectorJúlio Marcelino Vieira Bessa
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresJosé Paulo Kai
 • Vice-Governor for the Political and Social SectorAna Paula dos Santos Corrêa Victor
Area
 • Total18,835 km2 (7,272 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total6,945,386
 • Estimate 
(2019)
8,247,688 [1]
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-LUA
HDI (2018)0.686[2]
medium · 1st
Websitewww.luanda.gov.ao

The city of Luanda is the capital of the province and the country of Angola. Serving as the country's primary port, cultural and urban centre and occupying 44.8 square miles.[4]

Administration

In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities, namely, Luanda, Belas, Cacuaco, Cazenga, Icolo e Bengo, Quiçama and Viana.[5][6] In November 2016, another two municipalities were added, Talatona and Kilamba-Kiaxi respectively, giving the province 9 municipalities, 41 urban districts, and 14 communes.[7]

History

The original prewar Luanda Province grew in size during the 20th century due to the urbanization of Angola. It was divided into the provinces of Luanda and Bengo in 1980.[6][8]

The new reform of 2011 moved the municipalities Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama from Bengo to Luanda Province, so as the province has 3 neighboring ones instead of being surrounded by Bengo. The administrative reform significantly increased the land area of Luanda Province. It formerly had an area of 2,417 square kilometres (933 sq mi) and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganization[1] Despite this, the city occupied 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi), or less than five percent of the total area of the former province.

Profile

Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009-2010),[9] Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011-2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).

The province has created the Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda (IPGUL, Institute for urban planning and management of Luanda) as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.[10]


Geography

Municipalities

The province of Luanda contains seven (7) municipalities (municípios):

NameArea in
km2		Population
Census
2014		Population
Estimate
2019[11]
Belas1,0461,071,0461,271,854
Cacuaco3121,077,4381,279,488
Cazenga37880,6391,045,722
Ícolo e Bengo3,059110,428131,268
Luanda1162,165,8672,571,861
Quiçama13,90039,37346,808
Viana6931,600,5941,900,688

Two new municipalities have been created since 2017: Talatona and Kilamba-Kiaxi

Communes

The province of Luanda contains the following communes (comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:


List of Governors of Luanda

[12]

NameYears in office
Pedro Fortunato Luís Manuel *(2) 1976–1977
Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda *(2) 1977–1978
Agostinho André Mendes de Carvalho *(2) 1979–1980
Francisco Romão de Oliveira e Silva *(3) 1980–1981
Evaristo Domingos Kimba *(3) 1981–1983
Mariano da Costa Garcia de Puku *(4) 1983–1986
Cristovão Francisco da Cunha *(3) 1986–1988
Luís Gonzaga Wawuty *(3) 1988–1991
Kundi Paihama(3) 1991–1993
Rui Óscar de Carvalho(2) 1993–1994
Justino José Fernandes(4) 1994–1997
José Aníbal Lopes Rocha(6) 1997–2002
Simão Mateus Paulo(3) 2002–2004
Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha(6) 2004–2008
Francisca do Espírito Santos(3) 2008–2010
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos(2) 2010–2011
Bento Joaquim Sebastião Francisco Bento(3) 2012–2014
Graciano Francisco Domingos(2) 2015–2016
Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro(2) 2016–2017
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho(3) 2017–2019
Sérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim(1.6 months) 2019–2020
  • Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

References
  1. http://citypopulation.de/php/angola-admin.php via Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola (web)
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola.
  4. World's Capital Cities. "Capital Facts for Luanda, Angola". worldscapitalcities.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. "Luanda" (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: Info-Angola. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. National Assembly of Angola (27 July 2011). "Lei n.º 29/11 de 1 de Setembro - Alteração da Divisão Político-Administrativa das províncias de Luanda e Bengo" [Law to change the politico-administrative divisions of Luanda and Bengo provinces] (PDF) (in Portuguese). IPGUL 'Noticias'. Retrieved 20 March 2012. While the law had been voted on July 27, 2011, its effective date is 60 days after publication in the Official Journal, which happened on September 1, 2011.
  7. http://www.redeangola.info/luanda-volta-a-ter-9-municipios/
  8. Broadhead, Susan (1992). Historical dictionary of Angola. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 119. ISBN 0585070091.
  9. "Perfil do Governador". Governo Provincial de Luanda (in Portuguese). Governo da República de Angola.
  10. "Informação sobre o IPGUL" [Information about the IGPUL] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  11. Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola.
  12. "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). luanda.gov.ao. Retrieved 6 Mar 2019.

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