Huíla Province
Huíla | |
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UTC+1 (WAT) | |
Area code | 035 |
ISO 3166 code | AO-HUI |
HDI (2018) | 0.508[2] low · 15th |
Website | www |
Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 79,023 square kilometres (30,511 sq mi) and a population of 2,497,422 (2014 census). Lubango is the capital of the province. Basket-making is a significant industry in the province; many make baskets out of reeds.[3]
History
From the
The post-colonial development in Angola has seen the establishment of two universities in Lubango (the state Universidade Mandume,[6] named after a leader of the Ovambo in the fight against the occupation by the Portuguese, as well as a campus of the Universidade Privada de Angola. Tourism is emerging, largely involving white entrepreneurs from Namibia, which the provincial government is actively seeking to attract.[7]
Geography
Huíla Province is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal longitude and latitude. The province is bordered on the west by the provinces of
Municipalities
The province of Huíla contains fourteen
Name of Town or City | Land Area | Estimated Population July 2018 |
Population Density |
---|---|---|---|
Caconda | 4,715 square kilometres (1,820 sq mi) | 189,450 | 40.1 |
Cacula | 3,449 square kilometres (1,332 sq mi) | 154,624 | 44.8 |
Caluquembe | 3,075 square kilometres (1,187 sq mi) | 203,128 | 66.1 |
Chibia | 5,180 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi) | 215,219 | 41.5 |
Chicomba | 4,203 square kilometres (1,623 sq mi) | 148,795 | 35.4 |
Chipindo | 3,898 square kilometres (1,505 sq mi) | 73,056 | 18.7 |
Chiange (Gambos) | 8,150 square kilometres (3,150 sq mi) | 89,684 | 11.0 |
Humpata | 1,261 square kilometres (487 sq mi) | 100,634 | 79.8 |
Jamba | 11,110 square kilometres (4,290 sq mi) | 118,633 | 10.7 |
Kuvango | 9,680 square kilometres (3,740 sq mi) | 88,670 | 9.2 |
Lubango | 3,140 square kilometres (1,210 sq mi) | 876,339 | 279.1 |
Matala | 9,065 square kilometres (3,500 sq mi) | 296,618 | 32.7 |
Quilengues | 4,464 square kilometres (1,724 sq mi) | 85,040 | 19.1 |
Quipungo | 7,633 square kilometres (2,947 sq mi) | 179,363 | 23.5 |
Communes
The province of Huíla contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:
- Caconda Municipality: – Caconda, Cusse, Gungue (Gungui), Uaba (Waba)
- Cacula Municipality: – Cacula, Chicuaqueia (Tchiquaqueia), Chituto (Tchituto), Viti Vivali (Viti Vivale)
- Caluquembe Municipality: – Calépi (Kalépi), Caluquembe (Kalukembe), N'gola
- Chibia Municipality: – Capunda-Cavilongo, Chibia, Jau, Quihita
- Chicomba Municipality: – Chicomba, Cutenda (Kutenda); Libongue, Quê
- Chipindo Municipality: – Bambi, Chipindo; Bunjei
- Gambos Municipality: – Chiange, Chibemba (Chimbemba)
- Humpata Municipality: – Humpata; Bata-Bata, Caholo (Kaholo), Neves, Palanca
- Jamba Municipality: – Cassinga, Dongo, Jamba
- Kuvango Municipality: – Galangue, Kuvango (Cuvango), Vicungo
- Lubango Municipality: – Arimba, Hoque (Degola), Huíla, Lubango, Quilemba
- Matala Municipality: – Capelongo, Matala, Mulondo; Micosse
- Quilengues Municipality: – Dinde, Impulo, Quilengues
- Quipungo Municipality: –
Sports
- Estádio de Militar Huíla, a multi-use stadium in Huila
Demographics
As of 2013, the province had a population of 2,609,486 people. The original inhabitants of the area were Khoisan, but only a few residual groups remain today, ousted from pastoral land by other groups. In some areas they represent under 2% of the population.[10] Most pastoral farmers in the province are known Nyaneka-Khumbi, but do not form a whole ethnic group.[11] A significant ethnic group in the province is the Mwila, who originally inhabited the plateau areas.[12]
Favored by the relatively mild climate, there was a relatively strong colonization by Portuguese immigrants who sometimes mixed with the local population. This led to expansion and diversification of agriculture at the same time, but also to a growth of cities and towns. However, the influx of IDPs in the thousands during the war severely affected the province.[13] During the war, a considerable number of
List of governors of Huila
Name | Years in office |
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Emílio Braz | 1975–1976 |
Belarmino Sabugosa Van-Dúnem | 1976–1978 |
Nazário Vital | 1978–1979 |
Maj. Miguel João Luís Ivady | 1979–1981 |
Mariano da Costa Garcia Puku | 1981–1983 |
Rafael Sapilinha Sambalanga | 1983–1986 |
Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do Nascimento | 1986–1990 |
Dumilde das Chagas Simões Rangel | 1990–1995 |
Kundi Paihama | 1995–1999 |
Francisco José Ramos da Cruz | 1999–2008 |
Isaac Francisco Maria dos Anjos | 2008–2012 |
João Marcelino Tyipinge | 2012–2018 |
Luís da Fonseca Nunes | 2018–2021 |
Nuno Bernabé Mahapi Dala | 2021– |
Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner
References
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- ^ "Universidade Mandume". Angolaformativa.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Angola's Huila Province wants local investors". Namibian.com. 8 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Provincia da Huíla" (in Portuguese). República de Angola, Ministério da Administração de Território. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Perfil da Província" (in Portuguese). Governo Provincial da Huila. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Country reports on human rights practices: report submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State in accordance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. U.S. G.P.O. 2005. p. 12.
- ^ Morais, Júlio Artur de (1974). Contribution à l'étude des écosystèmes pastoraux: les Vakuvals du Chingo (in French).
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