Lunda Norte Province

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{{Short description|Province of Angola}}
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| leader_name = Ernesto Muangala
| leader_title1 = Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector
| leader_name1 = Deolinda Ódia Paulo Satula Vilarinho
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| leader_name2 = Lino dos Santos
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'''Lunda Norte''' ({{langx|en|North Lunda}}) is a [[Provinces of Angola|province]] of [[Angola]]. It has an area of 103,760 km² and a population of 862,566.<ref>[http://aiangola.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Publicação-Resultados-Definitivos-Censo-Geral-2014_Versão-22032016_DEFINITIVA-18H17.pdf 2014 population census (INE Angola) - page 89] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506013702/http://aiangola.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Publica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Resultados-Definitivos-Censo-Geral-2014_Vers%C3%A3o-22032016_DEFINITIVA-18H17.pdf |date=2016-05-06 }}</ref> Angola's first President, [[Agostinho Neto]], made [[Lucapa]] the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to [[Dundo]]. The province borders the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] in the northeast and [[Lunda Sul]] in the south.{{sfn|Stead|Rorison|2013|p=305}} The province is rich in gold and diamonds,<ref>{{cite news|title=Two diamond mining projects in Angola's Lunda Norte province are to be re-launched|url=http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/07/24/two-diamond-mining-projects-in-angola%E2%80%99s-lunda-norte-province-are-to-be-re-launched/|website=Macau Hub|access-date=21 September 2014|date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030929/http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/07/24/two-diamond-mining-projects-in-angola%E2%80%99s-lunda-norte-province-are-to-be-re-launched/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> but remains vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. UNITA used the money generated from the sale of diamonds to fund war efforts.<ref>{{cite news|title=International Spotlight : Angola|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/specialsales/spotlight/angola/article20.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> [[Kwango River|Cuango River]] valley, the richest diamond area of Angola is located in the province.{{sfn|James|2004|p=41}} Mining is done by notable companies like [[DeBeers]] and Endiama.{{sfn|IBP USA Staff|2009|p=48}}{{sfn|IBP USA Staff|2009|p=68}} The Lunda province whose capital was [[Saurimo]]{{sfn|Stead|Rorison|2013|p=309}} was created by the Portuguese colonial empire on July 13, 1895. It was divided into Lunda-Sul and Lunda-Norte subdivisions through a constitution act in 1978 by the [[MPLA|People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola]] (MPLA) government.{{sfn|James|2004|p=135}} [[Iron]] and [[manganese]] mining are also important economic activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angola Press : Lunda Norte|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/portal/provincias/lunda-norte/conteudo/2013/6/30/The-province,8f2a4df4-a8da-4889-b6b3-fe1345d42855.html?context=36464241-0e50-4516-9442-dc67d07ab59f|website=Agencia Angola Press|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> It is well known for its sculptures. The most notable one is The Thinker (''O Pensador''), a sculpture of a man holding his head.{{sfn|Stead|Rorison|2013|p=305}} It is rich in terms of flora and fauna.{{sfn|Stead|Rorison|2013|p=4}}

Lunda Norte is populated by [[Chokwe people|Chokwe]], [[Lunda people|Lunda]], and other ethnical groups. Ernesto Muangala is the current governor of the province. Lino dos Santos, Deolinda Odia Paulo Satula Vilarinho and [[Angélica Nené Curita Ihungo|Ângêlica Nené Curita Ihungo]] are the deputy governors for Technical and Infrastructure Services, Economic Sector Area and Political and Social Sector Area respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angola : Lunda Norte government|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/portal/provincias/lunda-norte/conteudo/2013/6/30/Government,d6e91b0c-e126-4c64-b48e-ed9909091388.html|website=Agencia Angola Press|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> An ethnographic museum located in the province is visited by many tourists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angola Press : Lunda Norte's Natural and Historical Points|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/portal/provincias/lunda-norte/conteudo/2013/6/30/Natural-and-Historical-Points,8e78e3db-ce98-4a3e-bb9d-733d5cdca00e.html?context=36464241-0e50-4516-9442-dc67d07ab59f|website=Agencia Angola Press|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> During the [[Angolan Civil War]] (1975–2002) many civilians were killed in the clashes between [[UNITA|National Union for the Total Independence of Angola]] (UNITA) and [[Angolan Armed Forces]] (FAA).{{sfn|Weigert|2011|p=154}} Diamond mining operations were also affected.{{sfn|Weigert|2011|p=153}} Many [[landmines]] laid during the civil war are still present in the province.{{sfn|Roberts|Williams|1995|p=100}} [[Leprosy]] and [[elephantiasis]] are major diseases which affect the province.{{sfn|James|2004|p=68}}

==Municipalities==
The province of Lunda Norte contains ten [[municipalities of Angola|municipalities]] ({{langx|pt|municípios}}):
[[File:Cambulo, em imagem.jpg|300px|thumb|Cambulo, Lunda Norte]]
* [[Capenda-Camulemba]] (Capemba-Camulemba)
* [[Cambulo]] (Caumbo)
* [[Caungula]]
* [[Chitato]] (Tchitato)
* [[Cuango, Angola|Cuango]]
* [[Cuilo]]
* [[Lóvua]]
* [[Lubalo]]
* [[Lucapa]]
* [[Xá-Muteba|Xa-Muteba]]

==Communes==
The province of Lunda Norte contains the following [[communes of Angola|communes]] ({{langx|pt|comunas}}); sorted by their respective municipalities:
* Capemba-Camulemba Municipality: – [[Capenda-Camulemba]], [[Xinge]]
* Cambulo Municipality: – [[Cachimo]], [[Cambulo]], [[Canzar]], [[Luia]]
* Caungula Municipality: – [[Camaxilo]], [[Caungula]]
* Chitato Municipality: – [[Dundo]]-Chitato, [[Luachimo]]
* Cuango Municipality: – [[Cuango, Angola|Cuango]], [[Luremo]]
* Cuilo Municipality: – [[Caluango]], [[Cuilo]]
* Lóvua Municipality: – [[Lóvua]]
* Lubalo Municipality: – [[Luangue]], [[Lubalo]], [[Muvulege]] (Muvuluege)
* Lucapa Municipality: – [[Camissombo]], [[Capaia]], [[Lucapa]], [[Xa Cassau|Xa–Cassau]] (Shah-Cassau)
* Xá-Muteba Municipality: – [[Cassange-Calucala|Cassanje-Calucala]], [[Iongo]], [[Xá-Muteba]] (Shah-Muteba)

==List of governors of Lunda Norte==

{| class="wikitable sortable
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! Name !! Years in office
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| João Ernesto dos Santos ''Liberdade''|| data-sort-value="04"|1978–1982
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| Silvério Gelim Paim ''Kubindama''|| data-sort-value="05"|1982–1986
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| Norberto Fernandes dos Santos ''Kwata Kwanawa'' * || data-sort-value="07"|1986–1992
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| Moisés Nele || data-sort-value="05"|1993–1997
|-
| Manuel Francisco Gomes Maiato || data-sort-value="12"|1997–2008
|-
| Ernesto Muangala || data-sort-value="12"|2008–
|}
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lundanorte.gov.ao/Institucionais/Historico.aspx |title=Histórico dos Governadores |publisher=lundanorte.gov.ao |access-date=6 Mar 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>

{{small|Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner.}}

== References ==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|2}}

=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book|author=IBP USA Staff|title=Angola Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2aUyS7RzOcC&pg=PA68|date=2009|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|isbn=978-1-4387-0178-3|ref={{sfnRef|IBP USA Staff|2009}}}}
* {{cite book|first=Martin W. |last=James|title=Historical Dictionary of Angola|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000jame|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000jame/page/135 135]|date=2004|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6560-0}}
* {{cite book|first1=Shawn |last1=Roberts|author-link1=Shawn Roberts|first2=Jody |last2=Williams|author-link2=Jody Williams|title=After the Guns Fall Silent: The Enduring Legacy of Landmines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tBzsZmbFrsYC&pg=PA100|date=1995|publisher=Oxfam|isbn=978-0-85598-337-6}}
* {{cite book|first1=Mike |last1=Stead|first2=Sean |last2=Rorison|title=Angola|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0jqQRmcjxLYC&pg=PA305|year=2013|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-443-3}}
* {{cite book|first=Stephen L. |last=Weigert|title=Angola: A Modern Military History, 1961-2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdzJAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA154|year=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-33783-1}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120122140356/http://www.info-angola.ao/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=19&Itemid=1495 Information on this province at ''Info Angola'']
* [http://ao.geoview.info/lunda_norte_province,145702 Province geographical info at geoview.info]

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