Back Moxico-provinsie Afrikaans مقاطعة موكسيكو Arabic Provincia de Moxico AST AngolaMoxicoWinka AVK Мошыка (правінцыя) Byelorussian Мошыка BE-X-OLD Мошико (провинция) Bulgarian Moxico Breton Província de Moxico Catalan Moxico (lalawigan) CEB

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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