Cuando Cubango Province

Cuando Cubango
Cuando Cubango, province of Angola
Cuando Cubango, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalMenongue
Government
 • GovernorJosé Martins
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorSara Luísa Mateus
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresBento Francisco Xavier
Area
 • Total
199,049 km2 (76,853 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total
534,002
 • Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-CCU
HDI (2018)0.498[2]
low · 16th
Websitewww.kuandokubango.gov.ao
Cuando Cubango Province

Cuando Cubango (Umbundu: Kwando Kubango Volupale) is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049km2 and a population of 534,002 in 2014.[1] Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is José Martins, who was appointed governor in November 2021.[3]

The name of the province derives from that of the Cuando and Cubango rivers, which flow through the eastern and western edges of the province, respectively.

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ "President Joao Lourenço sacks Cuando Cubango governor". ANGOP. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 7 December 2021.