Luanda Province

Luanda
Province
CountryAngola
CapitalLuanda
Government
 • GovernorLuis Manuel da Fonseca Nunes
 • Vice-Governor for the Economic SectorJorge Miguens Augusto
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresCalunga Francisco Zage Quissanga
 • Vice-Governor for the Political and Social SectorManuel Antonio Goncalves
Area
 • Total
1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
8,816,297
 • Density5,359/km2 (13,880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-LUA
Websitewww.luanda.gov.ao

Luanda is a province of Angola. It used to cover an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014.

The city of Luanda is the capital of the province and Angola. It serves as the country's primary port, cultural and urban centre and occupies 44.8 square miles.[1]

History

The original prewar Luanda Province grew in size during the 20th century due to the urbanization of Angola. It was divided into the provinces of Luanda and Bengo in 1980.[2][3]

The new reform of 2011 moved the municipalities Icolo e Bengo and Quiçama from Bengo to Luanda Province, so as the province has 3 neighboring ones instead of being surrounded by Bengo. This administrative reform significantly increased the land area of Luanda Province. It formerly had an area of 2,417 square kilometres (933 mi2) and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganization[4] In 2024, the province was reduced again.

Governors

Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009–2010),[5] Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011–2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).

Administration

The province has created the Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda (IPGUL, Institute for urban planning and management of Luanda) as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.[6]

Municipalities

The province of Luanda contains 17 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios):

Name Area in
km2		 Population
Census
2014		 Population
Census
2024[7]
Belas 614.3 309,229 381,861
Cacuaco 87.18 860,760 1,025,859
Camama 74.64 ... 667,094
Cazenga 33.13 582,786 823,025
Hoji Ya Henda 25.34 309,615 642,050
Ingombota 14.57 103,260 144,911
Kilamba 419.2 ... 493,593
Quilamba Quiaxi 51.52 841,411 1,120,781
Maianga 26.34 598,613 727,681
Mulenvos 70.97 ... 882,014
Mussulo 43.03 7,798 15,283
Rangel 6.22 136,453 190,569
Samba 20.32 ... 364,986
Sambizanga 4.71 ... 177,808
Talatona 50.38 ... 292,919
Viana 104.5 ... 865,863
Totals 1,645 6,405,870 8,816,297

In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities, namely, Luanda, Belas, Cacuaco, Cazenga, Icolo e Bengo, Quiçama and Viana.[8][2] In November 2016, another two municipalities were added, Talatona and Kilamba-Kiaxi respectively, giving the province 9 municipalities, 41 urban districts, and 14 communes.[9] In 2025, both the province and the municipalities' limits were reformed.

Communes

The province of Luanda contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:

List of governors of Luanda

Name Years in office
Pedro Fortunato Luís Manuel 1976–1977
Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda 1977–1978
Agostinho André Mendes de Carvalho 1979–1980
Francisco Romão de Oliveira e Silva 1980–1981
Evaristo Domingos Kimba 1981–1983
Mariano da Costa Garcia de Puku 1983–1986
Cristovão Francisco da Cunha 1986–1988
Luís Gonzaga Wawuty 1988–1991
Kundi Paihama 1991–1993
Rui Óscar de Carvalho 1993–1994
Justino José Fernandes 1994–1997
José Aníbal Lopes Rocha 1997–2002
Simão Mateus Paulo 2002–2004
Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha 2004–2008
Francisca do Espírito Santos 2008–2010
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos 2010–2011
Bento Joaquim Sebastião Francisco Bento 2012–2014
Graciano Francisco Domingos 2015–2016
Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro 2016–2017
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho 2017–2019
Sérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim 2019–2020
Joana Lina 2020-2021
Ana Paula de Carvalho 2021-2022
Manuel Homem 2022-present

[10]

Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner

References

  1. ^ World's Capital Cities. "Capital Facts for Luanda, Angola". worldscapitalcities.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b National Assembly of Angola (27 July 2011). "Lei n.º 29/11 de 1 de Setembro - Alteração da Divisão Político-Administrativa das províncias de Luanda e Bengo" [Law to change the politico-administrative divisions of Luanda and Bengo provinces] (PDF) (in Portuguese). IPGUL 'Noticias'. Retrieved 20 March 2012. While the law had been voted on July 27, 2011, its effective date is 60 days after publication in the Official Journal, which happened on September 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Broadhead, Susan (1992). Historical dictionary of Angola. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 119. ISBN 0585070091.
  4. ^ http://citypopulation.de/php/angola-admin.php via Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola (web)
  5. ^ "Perfil do Governador". Governo Provincial de Luanda (in Portuguese). Governo da República de Angola. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Informação sobre o IPGUL" [Information about the IGPUL] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Luanda (Province, Angola) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  8. ^ "Luanda" (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: Info-Angola. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Luanda passa a ter nove municípios". 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Histórico dos Governadores" (in Portuguese). luanda.gov.ao. Retrieved 6 Mar 2019.
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