Bié Province

Bié
Province
Bie, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalKuito
Government
 • GovernorCeleste Elavoco David Adolfo
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorAlcida Celeste de Jesus Camateli
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresJosé Fernando Tchatuvela
Area
 • Total
70,314 km2 (27,148 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
2,264,874
 • Density32.211/km2 (83.426/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-BIE
HDI (2018)0.491
low · 17th
Websitewww.bie.gov.ao

Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of 70,314 square kilometres (27,148 mi2) and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014. The current governor of Bié is Celeste Elavoco David Adolfo.

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