Benguela (province)
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Provinces of Angola
Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:-See also:* ISO 3166-2:AO, the ISO codes for Angola....
of Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. Its capital is Benguela
Benguela
Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial population of 606,500. Municipalities in the province include Lobito
Lobito
Lobito is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...
, Bocoio
Bocoio
Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
, Balombo
Balombo
Balombo is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
, Ganda, Cubal
Cubal
Cubal is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.- External links :*...
, Caimbambo
Caimbambo
Caimbambo is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
, Baia-Farta
Baia-Farta
Baía Farta is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
and Chongorói
Chongorói
Chongorói is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
.
The current governor of Benguela
Benguela
Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
is Armando da Cruz Neto.