Provinces of Angola

Angola is divided into twenty-one provinces, known in Portuguese as províncias. On 14 August 2024, Angola's National Assembly approved a law to create three new provinces:

This law went into effect with its publication in the official gazette of Angola on 5 September 2024, and are expected to become operational in 2025. The current provinces are tabulated below:

Location Province Capital Area (km2) Population
(2014 Census)		 Population density (per km2 in 2014) Region
Bengo Caxito 31,371 356,641 11.4 Greater Luanda
Benguela Benguela 31,788 2,231,385 70.2 Central
Bié Cuíto 70,314 1,455,255 20.7 Central
Cabinda Cabinda 7,270 716,076 98.5 North
Cuando Mavinga ? 98,419 ? East
Cubango Menongue ? 435,583 ? East
Cuanza Norte N'dalatando 24,190 443,386 18.3 Greater Luanda
Cuanza Sul Sumbe 55,660 1,881,873 33.8 Central
Cunene Ondjiva 89,342 990,087 11.1 South West
Huambo Huambo 34,274 2,019,555 58.9 Central
Huíla Lubango 75,002 2,497,422 33.3 South West
Icolo e Bengo Catete ? ? ? Greater Luanda
Luanda Luanda 18,283 6,945,386 379.9 Greater Luanda
Lunda Norte Dundo 102,783 862,566 8.4 East
Lunda Sul Saurimo 45,649 537,587 11.8 East
Malanje Malanje 97,602 986,363 10.1 North
Moxico Luena 223,023 758,568 3.4 East
Moxico Leste Cazombo 73,141 318,582 ? East
Namibe Moçâmedes 58,137 495,326 8.5 South West
Uíge Uíge 58,698 1,483,118 25.3 North
Zaire M'banza-Kongo 40,130 594,428 14.8 North
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