Malanje Province

**Malanje** is a province of Angola. It contains the Kalandula Falls and the Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo.

## Geography

The Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola. Its capital, Malanje, is about  east of Luanda, the national capital. It is bordered by Uige Province to the northwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the northeast, Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province to the east, Bié Province and Cuanza Sul Province to the south, and Cuanza Norte Province to the west.

The northern part of the province is savannah. The southern part is mostly dry savannah. The main rivers are the Cuanza River in the southwest and the Kwango River in the northeast. There is also a mountainous area called the Malanje Plateau.

Near Cangandala National Park, the Cuije River and Cuanza River flow. Protected areas include the Milando Reserve Park (Reserva Especial do Milando) in the north and the Reserva Natural Integral do Luando at the headwaters of the Cuanza River.

## Municipalities

Malanje Province has fourteen towns called municipalities (municípios in Portuguese):

- Cacuso
- Calandula
- Cambundi-Catembo
- Cangandala
- Caombo
- Cuaba Nzoji
- Kunda-dia-Base
- Luquembo
- Malanje
- Marimba
- Massango
- Mucari
- Quela
- Quirima

## Communes

Malanje Province has 66 small areas called communes (comunas in Portuguese), grouped by their municipalities:

- **Cacuso Municipality:** – Cacuso, Lombe, Pungo-Andongo, Quizenga (Kizenga), Soqueco (Sokeko)
- **Calandula Municipality:** – Calandula, Cateco-Cangola (Kateco-Kangola), Cota (Kota), Cuale, Quinje
- **Cambundi-Catembo Municipality:** – Cambundi-Catembo, Dumba Cambango, Quitapa, Tala Mungongo
- **Cangandala Municipality:** – Bembo, Cangandala, Caribo (Karibo), Culamagia
- **Caombo Municipality:** – Bange-Angola, Cambo Suinginge, Caombo, Micanda
- **Cuaba Nzoji Municipality:** – Cuaba Nzoji, Mufuma
- **Kunda-dia-Base Municipality:** – Kunda-dia-Base (Cunda-dia-Baze), Lemba, Milando
- **Luquembo Municipality:** – Capunda, Cunga Palanga, Dombo, Luquembo, Quimbango, Rimba
- **Malanje Municipality:** – Cambaxe (Kambaxe), Malanje, Ngola-Luije (Nugola-Luije)
- **Marimba Municipality:** – Cabombo-Lumai (Cabombo), Marimba, Tembo-Aluma
- **Massango Municipality:** – Massango, Quihuhu, Quinguengue
- **Mucari Municipality:** – Catala, Caxinga, Mucari-Caculama, Muquixe (Mikixi)
- **Quela Municipality:** – Bângalas (Missão dos Bangalas), Moma, Quela, Xandele
- **Quirima Municipality:** – Quirima, Sautar

## Economy

Malanje Province's economy focuses mainly on farming. The area around the capital city is busy with farming activities like growing cotton and sugarcane. Cotton used to be very important for the country's economy, but its growth slowed during the Angolan Civil War. Now, agriculture is coming back, and many international investors are helping. For example, Brazil gave $30 million to boost maize and sugarcane farming in Pungo Andongo.

Malanje Province also grows cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, soybeans, sunflowers, and different vegetables. Besides farming, the province has valuable resources like diamonds, limestone, manganese (which was exported in large amounts in 1973), uranium, and phosphate.

Tourism is becoming more popular because of the province's natural beauty. People visit attractions like Kalandula Falls, the dark rocks of Pungo Andongo, two nature reserves, and Cangandala National Park. This park is the smallest in Angola. It was started in 1963 to protect the Giant Sable Antelope.

## List of governors of Malanje

|Name|Years in office|
| --- | --- |
|Eusébio Sebastião|1977–1978|
|Domingos Afonso Neto|1978–1980|
|Col. Ludy Kissassunda|1980–1986|
|Lt.Col. João Ernesto dos Santos _Liberdade_|1986–1992|
|João Filipe Martins|1992|
|João Manuel Bernardo|1992–1993|
|Flávio João Fernandes|1993–2002|
|Cristóvão Domingos Francisco da Cunha|2002–2008|
|Norberto Fernandes dos Santos _Kwata Kwanawa_|2012–|

## Other websites

- Official website of province governor
- Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration
- Information on this province at _Info Angola_
- British website (Angola.uk.org) on Malanje province
- Province geographical info at geoview.info

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Malanje
- **settlement type**: Province
- **image skyline**: Pungo Andongo, Malange, Angola.JPG
- **image caption**: The Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo
- **map caption**: Malanje, province of Angola
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Angola
- **seat type**: Capital
- **seat**: Malanje
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Norberto Fernandes dos Santos
- **area total km2**: 97,602
- **population total**: 986,363
- **population as of**: 2014 census
- **timezone1**: WAT
- **utc offset1**: +01:00
- **iso code**: AO-MAL
- **website**: [http://www.malanje.gov.ao www.malanje.gov.ao]