Zaire Province

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Zaire (Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx<ref>Peter Forbath, The River Congo, Harper & Row, Publishers; First American Edition, 1977, p.19</ref><ref>René Lemarchand, Political Awakening in the Belgian Congo, 1988, University of California Press, p. 25.</ref><ref>Ghislain C. Kabwit, Zaïre: the Roots of the Continuing Crisis, Cambridge University Press, 1979</ref><ref>Jean-Jacques Arthur Malu-Malu, Le Congo Kinshasa, KARTHALA Editions, 2014, Template:P..</ref>) is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies Template:Convert in the north west of the country and had a population of 594,428 inhabitants in 2014.<ref name =Censo2014>Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the east by the Uíge Province, and on the south by the Bengo Province.<ref name="Welcome to Angola">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The Kongo people (or Bakongo) occupied the valley of the Congo (or Zaire) River in the mid-thirteenth century, and formed the Kingdom of Kongo, which existed from 1390 until 1891 as an independent state, and until 1914 as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Portugal.<ref name="Diário da África">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1914, the Kongo monarchy was abolished after Portuguese suppression of several revolts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 1885, Portuguese Angola included the District of Congo, which was split in 1919 into the districts of Cabinda and Zaire, respectively north and south of the Congo/Zaire River.<ref>Template:Cite thesis</ref>

During the 1961–1974 Angolan War of Independence, a large fraction of the Bakongo fled to the Republic of Zaire. Many of these refugees and their offspring returned after the Alvor Agreement recognised Angolan independence.<ref name="Diário da África"/>

Monuments

Historical and cultural monuments include:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

  • Kulumbimbi Museum: Ancient King's House in M'Banza Congo.
  • Yala Nkuw (Tree of force or blood): Place where the king of Kongo executed verdicts.
  • Ruins of the Cathedral: First Church of Angola, built in 1491. It was visited by Pope John Paul II.
  • Rico and Pinda Ports: They served as ports for exportation of slaves.
  • Ponta do Padrão: First port that served the Portuguese in 1482 for the discovery of Angola by Diogo Cão.

Capital

M'Banza Congo (formerly São Salvador do Congo) is the provincial capital. The city is located around Template:Convert of Luanda and Template:Convert of Uíge.

Municipalities

The province of Zaire contains six municipalities (Template:Langx):

Communes

The province of Zaire contains the following communes (Template:Langx), sorted by their respective municipalities:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Zaire Province has two seasons: from November to May, the rainy season; and from June to October, the dry season. The predominant types of weather in the province are tropical wet climate and semi-arid. The temperature in the area varies between 24 °C and 26 °C.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fauna and Flora of the region are very varied, with savannah and dense rainforests.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The main rivers of Zaire Province are: Congo, Mbridge, Lufunde, Zadi, Cuilo and Buenga.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demography

The national language spoken in the province is Kikongo and the predominant ethnic group in the region is Bakongo.<ref name="Welcome to Angola"/>

According to preliminary data from the General Census of Population and Housing conducted in May 2014, Zaire Province has currently 567,225 inhabitants, corresponding to 2.3 percent of the Angolan population. In this province, reside 285,333 women and 281,892 men, with 26.1% of the population living in rural areas and the majority, 73.9%, living in urban areas. The data also point to a population density of Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

The Zaire Provincial Government consists of Governor José Joana André, and 3 Deputy Governors. Ângela Maria Botelho de Carvalho Diogo is the Deputy Governor for the area of Technical Services and Infrastructures; Alberto Maria Sabino is the Deputy Governor for the Economic Sector; and Rogério Eduardo Zabila is the Deputy Governor for Political and Social Sector.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Industries

Transportation

Airports

Zaire Province is served by three airports. Soyo Airport and Mbanza Congo Airport have paved runways and regular flights to Luanda. N'zeto Airport has a grass strip runway and is used for private flights.

Culture

The city celebrations take place on July 25 in M’'Banza Congo, and on April 5 in Soyo.<ref name="Welcome to Angola"/>

Province typical dishes are sacafolha (made with cassava leaves), dishes made with fresh and dried fish accompanied by bombó funge, and dishes with game meat.<ref name="Welcome to Angola"/>

Tourism

Zaire Province has several natural points of interest, namely:<ref name="Welcome to Angola"/>Template:Promotional source

List of governors of Zaire

Name Years in office
Adolfo José Pedro 1976–1977
Gomes Almirante Dias 1977–1982
Jorge Barros Tchimpuati 1982–1984
Artur Vidal Gomes Kumbi Diezabo 1984–1987
Domingos Mutaleno 1987–1988
José Aníbal Lopes Rocha 1988–1991
Zeferino Estêvão Juliana 1991–1995
Ludy Kissassunda 1995–2004
Pedro Sebastião 2004–2012
José Joanes André 2012–2018
Pedro Makita Armando Júlia 2018–

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References

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Further reading

  • Elikia M'Bokolo (2003). África Negra. História das Civilizações, vol. I, Até ao Século XVIII. Lisboa: Vulgata (in Portuguese)
  • Elikia M'Bokolo (2007). África Negra. História das Civilizações, vol. II, Do Século XIX aos nossos dias. Lisboa: Colibri (in Portuguese)
  • Patrício Batsîkama (2010). As origens do Reino do Kongo Template:Webarchive. Luanda: Mayamba (in Portuguese)

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