Cuanza Norte Province

Cuanza Norte ( also Kwanza Norte ) is a province of the African nation of Angola. It has about 400,000 inhabitants ² on an area of ​​24,110 km. The capital is N'dalatando. The province is named after the river Cuanza.

Location and Geography

The Cuanza Norte province lies north of the river Cuanza and about 100 km east of the capital, Luanda. It is bordered on the north by the province of Uige, to the east by Malanje, in the south on Cuanza Sul and in the west of Bengo.

In Cuanza Norte, the largest remaining tropical rainforest remnants are located in Angola. The rest of the province is covered with savannah. The main rivers are the Cuanza, which forms the southern boundary, and the Lucala and Bengo.

Population

The population in the northern part of the People of the Bakongo at, in the south of the Ambundu. She stands since the 17th, but particularly since the 19th century under the Portuguese influence. It is largely Roman Catholic, but among the Bakongo there is a high proportion of Baptists. under the Ambundu of Methodists.

Economy

Important crops of Cuanza Norte are wood, coffee, cotton and various tropical fruits. Also significant is the livestock. Existing resources are diamonds, copper and iron. The Cuanza is used to produce energy from hydropower.

The major roads intersect in Angola Cuanza Norte. The road from Luanda to Huambo runs through the west of the province, at Dondo, the road in the direction of Malanje and continue to Luena in the Copperbelt to Lubumbashi from. The main road to Kinshasa begins in Lucala. The Luandabahn after Malanje Province addition, crosses the southern part.

Structure

The province is divided into 13 municipios ( counties ) Ambaca, Banga, Bolongongo, Bula Atumba, Cambambe, Cazengo, Dembos, Golungo Alto, Gonguembo, Lucala, Pango Aluquém, Quiculungo and Samba Cajú. These are further divided into 36 Comunas (municipalities).