Bengo Province

Bengo
Province
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Bengo, province of Angola
Country Angola
CapitalCaxito
Government
 • GovernorMaria Antonia Nelumba
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorJose Francisco Bartolomeu Pedro
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresEdson Vaz Camara da Cruz
Area
 • Total
31,371 km2 (12,112 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 Census)
 • Total
716,335
 • Density22.834/km2 (59.141/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-BGO
HDI (2018)0.565
medium · 6th
Websitewww.bengo.gov.ao

8°47′S 13°59′E / 8.783°S 13.983°E / -8.783; 13.983

Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641. The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda.

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