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–

References

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

Category:Provinces of Angola