Lunda Sul Province

Lunda Sul is a province of the African nation of Angola. It has about 246,000 inhabitants ² on an area of ​​45,649 km. The provincial capital is Saurimo.

Location and Geography

The Lunda Sul province is located in the extreme east of Angola, about 700 km east of the capital, Luanda. It is bordered on the north by the province of Lunda Norte, on the east by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the south by the provinces of Moxico and Bié and in the west to Malanje.

The area is covered with dry savannah, only in the valley of Cassai found remnants tropical rainforest. This forms the eastern and southern frontier of Lunda Sul and is the main river of the province. With the upper reaches of the Lunda Sul has Cuango share of another large river of the region.

Economy

Economically the province is dominated by peanut cultivation, which is operated primarily to Saurimo. In the south of the province also maize is grown. Other agricultural products are rice, cassava and cereals. The main raw materials include diamonds, manganese and iron.

The main road from Luanda to Lubumbashi traverses the province from west to east.

Population

The origin of the province's population belongs to the ethnic groups of the Lunda and Chokwe, who are historically closely connected with each other. They are mainly involved in agriculture .. These many immigrants from other parts of the country, who work for the Endiama or as an independent diamond miners come.