Luanda Province


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.

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.
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 and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganization In 2024, the province was reduced again.

Governors

Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo, Jose Maria dos Santos, and Graciano Francisco Domingos.

Administration

The province has created the Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.

Municipalities

The province of Luanda contains 17 municipalities :
NameArea in
km2		Population
Census
2014		Population
Census
2024
Belas614.3309,229381,861
Cacuaco87.18860,7601,025,859
Camama74.64...667,094
Cazenga33.13582,786823,025
Hoji Ya Henda25.34309,615642,050
Ingombota14.57103,260144,911
Kilamba419.2...493,593
Quilamba Quiaxi51.52841,4111,120,781
Maianga26.34598,613727,681
Mulenvos70.97...882,014
Mussulo43.037,79815,283
Rangel6.22136,453190,569
Samba20.32...364,986
Sambizanga4.71...177,808
Talatona50.38...292,919
Viana104.5...865,863
Totals1,6456,405,8708,816,297

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

Communes

The province of Luanda contains the following communes ; sorted by their respective municipalities:
NameYears in office
Pedro Fortunato Luís Manuel1976–1977
Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda1977–1978
Agostinho André Mendes de Carvalho1979–1980
Francisco Romão de Oliveira e Silva1980–1981
Evaristo Domingos Kimba1981–1983
Mariano da Costa Garcia de Puku1983–1986
Cristovão Francisco da Cunha1986–1988
Luís Gonzaga Wawuty1988–1991
Kundi Paihama1991–1993
Rui Óscar de Carvalho1993–1994
Justino José Fernandes1994–1997
José Aníbal Lopes Rocha1997–2002
Simão Mateus Paulo2002–2004
Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha2004–2008
Francisca do Espírito Santos2008–2010
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos2010–2011
Bento Joaquim Sebastião Francisco Bento2012–2014
Graciano Francisco Domingos2015–2016
Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro2016–2017
Adriano Mendes de Carvalho2017–2019
Sérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim2019–2020
Joana Lina2020-2021
Ana Paula de Carvalho2021-2022
Manuel Homem2022-present