Moxico Province

Not to be confused with Mexico.
Moxico
Province
Moxico, province of Angola
Moxico, province of Angola
Country Angola
CapitalLuena
Government
 • GovernorGonçalves Manuel Muandumba
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorCarlos Alberto Masseca
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresManuel Lituai
Area
 • Total223,023 km2 (86,110 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total758,568
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Area code254
ISO 3166 codeAO-MOX
HDI (2018)0.535[2]
low · 8th
Websitewww.moxico.gov.ao

Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest province of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 square kilometres (86,110 sq mi), and covers 18% of the landmass of Angola.[3] The province has a population of 758,568 (2014 census) and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km2 (8.8/sq mi), making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola.[1] The population of the province is in flux; displaced residents have slowly returned to Moxico since the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002.[3][4] The war left Moxico as one of the most landmine-contaminated places in the world.[5] The governor of the province is Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba.[6]

Luena is the capital of the Moxico Province, and is located 1,314 kilometres (816 mi) from the Angolan capital of Luanda.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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