The Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola, the provincial capital and largest town of Malanje located 383 kilometres (238 mi) by road east of the national capital of Luanda.[3] It is bordered to the northwest by Uige Province, to the northeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the east by Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province, to the south by Bié Province and Cuanza Sul Province, and in the west by Cuanza Norte Province. The extreme north of the province is covered with savannah, while the southern part is largely dry savannah. The main rivers are the Cuanza River in the southwest and Kwango River in the northeast, and there is a mountainous area known as the Malanje Plateau.[4] The Cuije River and Cuanza flow in the vicinity of Cangandala National Park.[5] Large areas north and southeast of the city of Malanje have been declared protected areas. Of note is the Milando Reserve Park (Reserva Especial do Milando) in the north and the Reserva Natural Integral do Luando at the headwaters of Cuanza.[3]
The province is predominantly agricultural. The most intensively used area in the province of Malanje is the area around the provincial capital, where cotton and sugarcane are the most important industries. The cotton industry was once of vital importance to the national economy, but the years of the Angola Civil War have badly stagnated it. Agriculture in Malanje Province is gradually taking off again, and numerous international investors have been involved, including US$30 million from Brazil to develop the maize and sugarcane industry in the Pungo Andongo area.[7] Malanje Province is also a producer of cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and various vegetables. The province also has significant reserves of diamonds, limestone, manganese (with 4,682 metric tons exported in 1973),[8]uranium and phosphate.
Tourism has become more important, largely due to its diverse natural attractions, including the Kalandula Falls, the black rock formation of Pungo Andongo, two nature reserves and the Cangandala National Park. Cangandala National Park, the smallest national park in the country,[5] was originally established under Portuguese rule in 1963 to protect the Giant Sable Antelope, before being declared a national park on 25 June 1970.
Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ abGoogle (22 September 2014). "Malanje Province" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^Goetz, Philip W..; Sutton, Margaret (1983). The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 892. ISBN978-0-85229-400-0.
^ abJames, W. Martin (5 May 2011). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Scarecrow Press. p. 51. ISBN978-0-8108-7458-9.
^. Geohive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^Stead, Mike; Rorison, Sean (2013). Angola. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 295. ISBN978-1-84162-443-3.
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Malanje is a province of Angola It has an area of 97 602 km and a 2014 census population of 986 363 1 Malanje is the provincial capital MalanjeProvinceThe Black Rocks of Pungo AndongoMalanje province of AngolaCountryAngolaCapitalMalanjeGovernment GovernorNorberto Fernandes dos Santos Vice Governor for the Political Economic and Social SectorDomingos Manuel Eduardo Vice Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresGabriel Domingos Antonio PontesArea Total97 602 km2 37 684 sq mi Population 2014 census 1 Total986 363 Density10 km2 26 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 WAT ISO 3166 codeAO MALHDI 2018 0 555 2 medium 7thWebsitewww wbr malanje wbr gov wbr ao Contents 1 Geography 2 Municipalities 3 Communes 4 Economy 5 List of governors of Malanje 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditThe Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola the provincial capital and largest town of Malanje located 383 kilometres 238 mi by road east of the national capital of Luanda 3 It is bordered to the northwest by Uige Province to the northeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east by Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province to the south by Bie Province and Cuanza Sul Province and in the west by Cuanza Norte Province The extreme north of the province is covered with savannah while the southern part is largely dry savannah The main rivers are the Cuanza River in the southwest and Kwango River in the northeast and there is a mountainous area known as the Malanje Plateau 4 The Cuije River and Cuanza flow in the vicinity of Cangandala National Park 5 Large areas north and southeast of the city of Malanje have been declared protected areas Of note is the Milando Reserve Park Reserva Especial do Milando in the north and the Reserva Natural Integral do Luando at the headwaters of Cuanza 3 Municipalities EditThe province of Malanje consists of fourteen municipalities Portuguese municipios 6 Cacuso Calandula Cambundi Catembo Cangandala Caombo Cuaba Nzoji Kunda dia Base Luquembo Malanje Marimba Massango Mucari Quela QuirimaCommunes EditThe province of Malanje contains the following 66 communes Portuguese comunas sorted by their respective 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 Marimba Tembo Aluma Massango Municipality Massango Quihuhu Quinguengue Mucari Municipality Catala Caxinga Mucari Caculama Muquixe Mikixi Quela Municipality Bangalas Missao dos Bangalas Moma Quela Xandele Quirima Municipality Quirima SautarEconomy Edit nbsp Kalandula FallsThe province is predominantly agricultural The most intensively used area in the province of Malanje is the area around the provincial capital where cotton and sugarcane are the most important industries The cotton industry was once of vital importance to the national economy but the years of the Angola Civil War have badly stagnated it Agriculture in Malanje Province is gradually taking off again and numerous international investors have been involved including US 30 million from Brazil to develop the maize and sugarcane industry in the Pungo Andongo area 7 Malanje Province is also a producer of cassava sweet potatoes peanuts rice soybeans sunflowers and various vegetables The province also has significant reserves of diamonds limestone manganese with 4 682 metric tons exported in 1973 8 uranium and phosphate nbsp City centre of MalanjeTourism has become more important largely due to its diverse natural attractions including the Kalandula Falls the black rock formation of Pungo Andongo two nature reserves and the Cangandala National Park Cangandala National Park the smallest national park in the country 5 was originally established under Portuguese rule in 1963 to protect the Giant Sable Antelope before being declared a national park on 25 June 1970 List of governors of Malanje EditName Years in officeEusebio Sebastiao 1977 1978Domingos Afonso Neto 1978 1980Col Ludy Kissassunda 1980 1986Lt Col Joao Ernesto dos Santos Liberdade 1986 1992Joao Filipe Martins 1992Joao Manuel Bernardo 1992 1993Flavio Joao Fernandes 1993 2002Cristovao Domingos Francisco da Cunha 2002 2008Norberto Fernandes dos Santos Kwata Kwanawa 2012 9 Up to 1991 the official name was Provincial CommissionerReferences Edit a b Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da Populacao e Habitacao 2014 PDF Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Republica de Angola Retrieved 3 May 2020 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 13 September 2018 a b Google 22 September 2014 Malanje Province Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 22 September 2014 Goetz Philip W Sutton Margaret 1983 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica p 892 ISBN 978 0 85229 400 0 a b James W Martin 5 May 2011 Historical Dictionary of Angola Scarecrow Press p 51 ISBN 978 0 8108 7458 9 Angola Geohive Archived from the original on 30 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2014 Stead Mike Rorison Sean 2013 Angola Bradt Travel Guides p 295 ISBN 978 1 84162 443 3 Africa South of the Sahara 2004 Psychology Press 2003 p 52 ISBN 978 1 85743 183 4 Historico dos Governadores in Portuguese malanje gov ao Retrieved 6 March 2019 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malanje Province Official website of province governor Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration Information on this province at Info Angola British website Angola uk org on Malanje province Province geographical info at geoview info 9 32 00 S 16 21 00 E 9 53333 S 16 35000 E 9 53333 16 35000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malanje Province amp oldid 1134939613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
