Luanda Province

Province of Angola

Province in Angola

Luanda

Province

Country| Angola
Capital| Luanda
Government

• Governor| Luis Manuel da Fonseca Nunes
• Vice-Governor for the Economic Sector| Jorge Miguens Augusto
• Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures| Calunga Francisco Zage Quissanga
• Vice-Governor for the Political and Social Sector| Manuel Antonio Goncalves
ISO 3166 code| AO-LUA
Website| www.luanda.gov.ao

Luanda is a province of Angola. It used to cover an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014.

The city of Luanda is the capital of the province and Angola. It serves as the country's primary port, cultural and urban centre and occupies 44.8 square miles.[1]

## History

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Luanda Province until 2011 Luanda Province until 2024

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.[2][3]

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. This 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[4] In 2024, the province was reduced again.

## Governors

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Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009–2010),[5] Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011–2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).[citation needed]

## Administration

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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.[6]

## Municipalities

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

Name | Area in
km2 | Population
Census
2014 | Population
Estimate
2019[7]

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Belas | 1,046 | 1,071,046 | 1,271,854
Cacuaco | 312 | 1,077,438 | 1,279,488
Cazenga | 37 | 880,639 | 1,045,722
Ícolo e Bengo | 3,059 | 110,428 | 131,268
Luanda | 116 | 2,165,867 | 2,571,861
Quiçama | 13,900 | 39,373 | 46,808
Viana | 693 | 1,600,594 | 1,900,688

In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities, namely, Luanda, Belas, Cacuaco, Cazenga, Icolo e Bengo, Quiçama and Viana.[8][2] In November 2016, another two municipalities were added, Talatona and Kilamba-Kiaxi respectively, giving the province 9 municipalities, 41 urban districts, and 14 communes.[9] In 2025, both the province and the municipalities' limits were reformed.

## Communes

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

* Belas Municipality: – Barra do Cuanza, Quilamba (Kilamba); Benfica e Mussulo, Ramiros
* Cacuaco Municipality: – Cacuaco, Funda, Quicolo (Kikolo)
* Cazenga Municipality: – Cazenga, Hoji Ya Henda, Tala Hady; Cazenga Popular, Distrito Industrial
* Ícolo e Bengo Municipality: – Bom Jesus do Cuanza, Cabiri (Kabiri), Caculo Cahango, Calomboloca (seat: Cassoneca), Catete
* Luanda Municipality: – Angola Quiluanje, Ingombota, Maianga, Rangel, Samba, Sambizanga
* Quiçama Municipality: – Cabo Ledo, Demba Chio, Mumbondo, Muxima, Quixinje (Kixinje)
* Viana Municipality: – Calumbo, Viana, Zango, Mbaia
* Kilamba-Kiaxi Municipality: – Quilamba-Quiaxi (Kilamba-Kiaxi); Golfe, Palanca, Sapú, Vila Estoril
* Talatona Municipality: – Benfica, Talatona; Camama, Futungo de Belas, Quificas

## List of governors of Luanda

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Name | Years in office

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Pedro Fortunato Luís Manuel | 1976–1977
Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda | 1977–1978
Agostinho André Mendes de Carvalho | 1979–1980
Francisco Romão de Oliveira e Silva | 1980–1981
Evaristo Domingos Kimba | 1981–1983
Mariano da Costa Garcia de Puku | 1983–1986
Cristovão Francisco da Cunha | 1986–1988
Luís Gonzaga Wawuty | 1988–1991
Kundi Paihama | 1991–1993
Rui Óscar de Carvalho | 1993–1994
Justino José Fernandes | 1994–1997
José Aníbal Lopes Rocha | 1997–2002
Simão Mateus Paulo | 2002–2004
Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha | 2004–2008
Francisca do Espírito Santos | 2008–2010
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos | 2010–2011
Bento Joaquim Sebastião Francisco Bento | 2012–2014
Graciano Francisco Domingos | 2015–2016
Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro | 2016–2017
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho | 2017–2019
Sérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim | 2019–2020
Joana Lina | 2020-2021
Ana Paula de Carvalho | 2021-2022
Manuel Homem | 2022-present

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Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

## References

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1. ^ World's Capital Cities. "Capital Facts for Luanda, Angola". worldscapitalcities.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
2. ^ a b 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.
3. ^ Broadhead, Susan (1992). Historical dictionary of Angola. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 119\. ISBN 0585070091.
4. ^ http://citypopulation.de/php/angola-admin.php via Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola (web)
5. ^ "Perfil do Governador". Governo Provincial de Luanda (in Portuguese). Governo da República de Angola. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
6. ^ "Informação sobre o IPGUL" [Information about the IGPUL] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2012.
7. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola.
8. ^ "Luanda" (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: Info-Angola. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
9. ^ "Luanda passa a ter nove municípios". 29 November 2016.
10. ^ "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). luanda.gov.ao. Retrieved 6 Mar 2019.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luanda Province.

* Official Governor of Luanda Province website
* Alternate official Luanda Province government website—(in Portuguese)
* Geoview.info: Luanda Province geography info
* Angolan ministry for territorial administration: Luanda Province
* IPGUL.org: Administrative map of Luanda Province with mapping those to old divisions
* IPGUL.org website
* Official City of Luanda website—(in Portuguese)
* Info Angola.ao: Luanda Province information

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Luanda Province

Luanda Municipality|

| Ingombota|

* Ingombota

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Maianga|

* Maianga

Rangel|

* Rangel

Samba|

* Samba
* Kinanga

Sambizanga|

* Sambizanga

Angola Quiluanje|

* Angola Quiluanje

Belas|

* Barra do Kwanza
* Ilha do Mussulo
* Ramiros
* Vila Estoril

Cazenga|

* Cazenga
* Hoji Ya Henda
* Tala Hady

Viana|

* Calumbo
* Viana
* Zango

Cacuaco|

* Cacuaco
* Kicolo
* Funda

Ícolo e Bengo|

* Catete
* Caculo Cahango
* Calomboloca
* Bom Jesus
* Cabiri
* Cassoneca

Quiçama|

* Quiçama
* Demba Chio
* Mumbondo
* Muxima
* Quixinge

Talatona|

* Benfica
* Futungo de Belas
* Camama
* Quificas

Quilamba Quiaxi|

* Golfe
* Palanca
* Vila Estoril
* Sapú

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* Bié
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* Cuando
* Cuanza Norte
* Cuanza Sul
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* Cunene
* Huambo
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* Icolo e Bengo
* Luanda
* Lunda Norte
* Lunda Sul
* Malanje
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