thumb|A boat on a beach of Bengo

Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641. The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda.

The law moved the Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama municipalities from Bengo Province to Luanda Province and created new municipalities in both provinces. Now, Bengo Province is divided into six municipalities:

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! Município !! Capital !! Area (km2) || Bula || 3,604 || 56,718

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| Dande || Caxito || 6,529 || 82,992

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| Dembos || Quibaxe || 2,444 || 58,941

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| Nambuangongo || Muxaluando || 5,604 || 110,831

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| Pango-Aluquém

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! Município !! Capital

  • Ambriz Municipality:– Ambriz, Bela Vista, Tabi
  • Bula-Atumba Municipality: – Bula Atumba, Quiage (Kiage)
  • Dande Municipality: – Barra do Dande, Caxito, Mabubas, Quicabo (Kikabo), Úcua
  • Dembos Municipality: – Paredes, Piri, Quibaxe (Kibaxe), São José das Matas
  • Nambuangongo Municipality: – Cage (Kage), Canacassala (Kanacassala), Gombe, Muxaluando (Muxiluando), Quicunzo (Kicunzo), Quixico (Kixico), Zala
  • Pango-Aluquém Municipality: – Cazuangongo (Kazuangongo), Pango-Aluquém
  • Ícolo e Bengo Municipality: – Bom Jesus do Cuanza, Cabiri (Kabiri), Caculo Cahango, Calomboloca (seat: Cassoneca), Catete
  • Quiçama Municipality: – Cabo Ledo, Demba Chio, Mumbondo, Muxima, Quixinje (Kixinje)

Natural resources and geology

Bengo is known for its abundant fish, with fishing communities along the coast. Late Cretaceous fossils are known from this region, including unique turtles (Angolachelys) and the first dinosaur fossil skeleton from Angola: the Angolatitan.

List of governors of Bengo

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! Name !! Years in office

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| Manuel Lopes Maria aka Xi Mutu|| data-sort-value="08"|1980–1987

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| Francisco Deolindo da Rosa aka Facho || data-sort-value="02"|1987–1988

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| Pedro Benga Lima aka Foguetão || data-sort-value="03"|1988–1990

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| António Ventura de Azevedo || data-sort-value="05"|1990–1994

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| Domingos Hungo aka SKS || data-sort-value="01"|1994

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| Isalino Samuel Mendes || data-sort-value="11"|1994–2004

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| Jorge Inocêncio Dombolo || data-sort-value="06"|2004–2009

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| João Bernardo de Miranda || data-sort-value="10"|2009–2018

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| Mara Baptista Quiosa || data-sort-value="02"|2018–

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See also

  • Fortress of Muxima

References

  • Official website of province governor
  • Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration
  • Information on this province at Info Angola
  • US government statistics from 1988
  • from Info-Angola