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]
Within the municipal territory, the Quianda Festival is held at the Ibendoa Lagoon, associated with the worship of Quianda.
Dande comprises seven communes as follows.