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Information about Bengo (province)

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Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents. [1] It has an area of 33,016 square kilometres, and its current population is approximately 450,000.

The province is bordered by the provinces of Zaire to the North, Uige to the Northeast, Cuanza Norte to the East, and Cuanza Sul to the South. It has two western coastal stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, and forms an enclave around the national capital's province of Luanda. The Natural Park of Kissama and the Kibinda Forest Reserve are here. The province also has a number of lakes, most of them are in the municipalities of Dande and Icolo and Bengo. There are lagoons at Panguila and Ibendoa, Cabiri and Ulua do Sungui.

Municipalities:

Ambriz
Bengo
Dande
Icolo
Muxima
Nambuangongo

Other localities in Bengo Province include Cabo Ledo, Lagoa do Panguila, Porto Kipiri, Kachikane and Funda.

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Caxito is a town located in northwestern Angola and administrative capital of Bengo Province. It has an approximate population of 719 [1] . According to one report, "Sleeping Sickness" has spread rapidly across Caxito and much of rural Angola.
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Cuanza Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 kmÂ² and a population of approximately 600,000. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Porto Amboim, Seles, Conda, Amboim, Quilenda, Libolo, Mussende, Quibala, Waku-Kungo, Cassongue
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Ambriz is a city and municipality in the province of Bengo, Angola.

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http://www.angola.org.uk/prov_bengo.htm
http://www.angolaemb.se/angola/provinces/bengo.

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Motto
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One of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate.
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