Moxico Province
Moxico is a province of Angola.
It used to have an area of, which corresponded to 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 according to the 2014 census, and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km2, making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola. The eastern most part of the province has since become its own province, Moxico Leste.
Luena is the capital of the Moxico Province, and is located from the Angolan capital of Luanda.
History
Moxico Province was the scene of much guerrilla fighting during the Angolan Civil War. Its long border with Zambia at the east of the province was a base of operations for UNITA and MPLA. As a result, Moxico Province saw many raids by the military of South Africa.Moxico Province is known as the place where UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was killed in 2002, signalling an end to over a quarter-century civil war in Angola. Savimbi's body was buried in the village of Lucusse, about south-east of the capital, Luanda, under a tree near where he was killed.
Geography
Moxico Province borders Lunda Sul Province to the north, Bié Province to the west, the Provinces of Cuando and Cubango to the south, the nation of Zambia and the Moxico Leste Province to the east.Municipalities
The province of Moxico contains nine municipalities :Communes
The province of Moxico contains the following communes, sorted by their respective municipalities:- Alto Zambeze Municipality – Caianda, Calunda, Cazombo, Lóvua Leste, Lumbala-Caquengue, Macondo, Nana Candundo
- Bundas Municipality – Chiume, Lumbala-Guimbo Lutembo, Luvuei, Mussuma, Ninda, Sessa
- Camanongue Municipality – Camanongue
- Cameia Municipality – Cameia
- Léua Municipality – Léua, Liangongo
- Luau Municipality – Luau
- Luacano Municipality – Lago-Dilolo, Luacano
- Luchazes Municipality – Cangamba, Cangombe, Cassamba, Muié, Tempué
- Moxico Municipality – Cangumbe, Cachipoque, Lucusse, Luena, Lutuai
Demographics
Moxico Province is composed of a diversity of ethnic groups, and is primarily a Bantu area. Populations of Chokwe, Lovale, Mbunda, Lucazi, and Ovimbundu make up the majority of the province. Isolated communities of other ethnic groups exist throughout Moxico.Chokwe language is the most commonly spoken language in the province.
List of governors
| Name | Years in office |
| Armando Fernando Ndembo | 1976–1979 |
| Maj. Marques Monakapui Bassovava | 1979–1981 |
| Celestino Figueiredo Tchinhama Faísca | 1981–1983 |
| Maj. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço * | 1983–1986 |
| Jaime Baptista Ndonge | 1986–1992 |
| João Ernesto dos Santos Liberdade | 1992–2017 |
| Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba | 2017–present |