Cuanza Sul Province
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Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola. It has an area of Template:Convert and a population of 1,881,873.<ref>2014 Population census (INE Angola) - page 89 Template:Webarchive</ref> Sumbe is the capital of the province. Dom Template:Interlanguage link multi founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo ("New Redondo").
History
The province was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). A large number of civilians were killed in the clashes between National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA). Coffee plantations and fields were destroyed. Frequent attacks forced people to leave their municipalities. UNITA had opened its central front in the province.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Around 116,000 displaced people were living in camps. The majority of them were from the rural areas and the densely populated plateau regions.Template:Sfn On 17 December 2000, the UNITA combatants killed 31 FAA soldiers and looted vehicles, arms and about 20,000 litres of diesel in Quibala.Template:Sfn In April 2001 they attacked FAA outposts and captured firearms.Template:Sfn
Landmines laid during the civil war are still present and contracts to clear them were given to different organisations.Template:Sfn They are still present in several areas.Template:Sfn The province has a high density of landmines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2008 the province's Maria Restino Manuel was declared the Internet winner of Miss Landmine 2008. She had secured 29% of the online votes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Kibalas, N'goias, Musseles, Mussumbas and Bailundos are the major ethnic groups in the province. The Kimbundu language is most commonly used.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Umbundu is also spoken.Template:Sfn Bengo Province and Cuanza Norte Province are located to its north.<ref name="Today">Template:Cite web</ref> Malanje and Bie Provinces are located to its east, while Huambo and Benguela provinces border it in south. The province's coastline on the Atlantic Ocean is Template:Convert in length. Cuanza Sul city lies on the southern bank of the Cuanza River.<ref name="Today" />
Municipalities
Within Cuanza Sul Province includes the following municipalities:
- Amboim (Gabela)
- Cassongue
- Conda
- Ebo
- Libolo (Calulo)
- Mussende
- Porto Amboim
- Quibala
- Quilenda
- Seles (Uku Seles)
- Sumbe (Ngangula)
- Waku-Kungo (Cela)
Communes
The province of Cuanza Sul contains the following communes (Template:Langx); sorted by their respective municipalities:
- Amboim Municipality: – Assango, Gabela
- Cassongue Municipality: – Atôme, Cassongue, Dumbi, Pambangala (Pampangala)
- Conda Municipality: – Conda, Cunjo
- Ebo Municipality: – Condé, Ebo, Kassange (Quissanje)
- Libolo Municipality: – Cabuta (Kabuta), Calulo, Munenga, Quissongo (Kissongo)
- Mussende Municipality: – Mussende, Quienha (Kienha), São Lucas
- Porto Amboim Municipality: – Capolo (Kapolo), Porto Amboim
- Quibala Municipality: – Cariango (Kariango), Dala Cachibo, Lonhe, Quibala (Kibala)
- Quilenda Municipality: – Quilenda (Kilenda), Quirimbo (Kirimbo)
- Seles Municipality: – Amboiva, Botera, Seles
- Sumbe Municipality: – Gangula (Ngangula), Gungo, Quicombo (Kicombo), Sumbe
- Waku-Kungo (Cela) Municipality: – Kissanga Kungo (Quissanga Cunjo), Sanga, Uaco Cungo
Administration
The province's governor is Eusébio de Brito Teixeira. António da Gama Lopes Teixeira, Mateus Alves Morais de Brito and Maria de Lourdes Sousa Abambres Veiga are deputy governors for Technical and infrastructure Services, Economic Sector Area and Political and Social Sector Area respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Economy and education
Coffee, cotton,Template:Sfn fruits, rice and tobacco are the major agricultural products.<ref name="Today" /> The province has large deposits of alluvial and eluvial diamonds and Gypsum.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Sumbe and Porto Amboim are major fish processing centres.Template:Sfn
The Independent University of Angola is located in the province's capital and has emerged as the most important educational centre in the province. Established in August 2003 it offers courses in agronomy, veterinary science and forestry.Template:Sfn
List of governors of Cuanza Sul
| Name | Years in office |
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| Manuel da Cruz Gaspar | 1975–1977 |
| Luís Doukui Paulo de Castro | 1977–1979 |
| Armando Fandano Ndembo | 1979–1982 |
| Francisco José Ramos da Cruz | 1982–1992 |
| Aurélio Segunda | 1992–1994 |
| Francisco José Ramos da Cruz | 1994–1999 |
| Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro | 1999–2002 |
| Serafim Maria do Prado | 2002–2012 |
| Eusébio de Brito Teixeira | 2012–2019 |
| Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha | 2019– |
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See also
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