Dande Explained

Dande
Settlement Type:Municipality, commune and town
Pushpin Map:Angola
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Angola
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Angola
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bengo Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:7216
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:222,528
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-8.4728°N 13.3731°W

Dande is a municipality in the Bengo Province of Angola, with its seat in the city of Caxito. It is the capital municipality of the said province.[2]

In 2014, it had 217,929 inhabitants.[3] It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Ambriz and Nambuangongo, to the east by the municipalities of Dembos and Pango Aluquém, to the south by the municipalities of Cambambe and Ícolo e Bengo, and to the west by the municipality of Cacuaco and the Atlantic Ocean.

The municipality consists of the central commune, corresponding to the city of Caxito, and the communes of Barra do Dande, Mabubas, Quicabo, and Úcua.[4]

Culture and Leisure

Within the municipal territory, the Quianda Festival is held at the Ibendoa Lagoon, associated with the worship of Quianda.

Subdivisions

Dande comprises seven communes as follows.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bengo . 3 May 2020 . Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola . dmy . 7 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807182919/https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/BENGO_PUBLICACAO_RESULTADOS_DEFINITIVOS_VF_03_11_2016_Rev_DG.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: City councils of Angola. Statoids. April 6, 2009.
  3. Web site: 2017-07-11 . Censo 2014 . 2024-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071054/http://ine.gov.ao/xportal/xmain?xpid=censo2014&xpgid=home-censo2014 . 2017-07-11 .
  4. Web site: https://www.mat.gov.ao/?page_id=1795 . 2024-04-06 . www.mat.gov.ao.