| Luanda | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Angola |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Luanda |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Ana Paula Chantre Luna de Carvalho[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-Governor for the Economic Sector |
| Leader Name1: | Lino Quienda Mateus Sebastião |
| Leader Title2: | Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures |
| Leader Name2: | Cristiano Mário Ndeitunga |
| Leader Title3: | Vice-Governor for the Political and Social Sector |
| Leader Name3: | Dionísio Manuel da Fonseca |
| Area Total Km2: | 18835 |
| Population Total: | 6945386 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Est: | 9,079,811 [2] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2018) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0.702[3] · 1st |
| Iso Code: | AO-LUA |
Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official estimate (for 2022) is 9,079,811.[4]
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.[5]
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. The administrative reform significantly increased the land area of Luanda Province. It formerly had an area of 2417km2 and a reported population of 6,542,942 in 2014, before accounting for reorganization[2] Despite this, the city occupied 113km2, or less than five percent of the total area of the former province.
Governors of the Luanda Province have included: Francisca Espírito Santo (c. 2009–2010),[6] Jose Maria dos Santos (c. 2011–2013), and Graciano Francisco Domingos (c. 2014).
The province has created the Instituto de Planeamento e Gestão Urbana de Luanda (IPGUL, Institute for urban planning and management of Luanda) as an independent organ for urban planning of the province.
The province of Luanda contains seven municipalities (Portuguese: municípios):
| Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2014 | Population Estimate 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,046 | 1,071,046 | 1,271,854 | ||
| 312 | 1,077,438 | 1,279,488 | ||
| 37 | 880,639 | 1,045,722 | ||
| 3,059 | 110,428 | 131,268 | ||
| 116 | 2,165,867 | 2,571,861 | ||
| 13,900 | 39,373 | 46,808 | ||
| 693 | 1,600,594 | 1,900,688 |
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.[7]
The province of Luanda contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:
| Name | Years in office | |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Fortunato Luís Manuel | 1976–1977 | |
| Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda | 1977–1978 | |
| 1979–1980 | ||
| 1980–1981 | ||
| Evaristo Domingos Kimba | 1981–1983 | |
| Mariano da Costa Garcia de Puku | 1983–1986 | |
| Cristovão Francisco da Cunha | 1986–1988 | |
| Luís Gonzaga Wawuty | 1988–1991 | |
| 1991–1993 | ||
| Rui Óscar de Carvalho | 1993–1994 | |
| Justino José Fernandes | 1994–1997 | |
| 1997–2002 | ||
| Simão Mateus Paulo | 2002–2004 | |
| Job Pedro Castelo Capapinha | 2004–2008 | |
| Francisca do Espírito Santos | 2008–2010 | |
| José Maria Ferraz dos Santos | 2010–2011 | |
| Bento Joaquim Sebastião Francisco Bento | 2012–2014 | |
| Graciano Francisco Domingos | 2015–2016 | |
| 2016–2017 | ||
| Adriano Mendes de Carvalho | 2017–2019 | |
| Sérgio Luther Rescova Joaquim | 2019–2020 | |
| Joana Lina Ramos Baptista Cândido | 2020-2021 | |
| Ana Paula de Carvalho | 2021-present |