Cuanza Sul | |
|---|---|
 Cuanza Sul, province of Angola | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Capital | Sumbe |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha |
| • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector | Joaquim Ricardo de Almeida Júnior |
| • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures | Demétrio António Bráz de Sepulveda |
| Area | |
• Total | 55,600 km2 (21,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 1,881,873 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | AO-CUS |
| HDI (2018) | 0.445[1] low · 18th |
| Website | www |
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 square kilometres (21,490 sq mi) and a population of 1,881,873.[2] Sumbe is the capital of the province. Dom Francisco Inocêncio de Sousa Coutinho founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo ("New Redondo").
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ 2014 Population census (INE Angola) - page 89 Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine