Benguela Province

Benguela
Benguela
Province
	Benguela, province of Angola
Country	Angola
Capital	Benguela
Government
• Governor	Rui Luís Falcão Pinto de Andrade
• Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector	Deolinda Tchocondoca Valiangula
• Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures	Leopoldo Francisco Jeremias Muhongo
Area
• Total	39,826 km2 (15,377 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
• Total	2,231,385
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	AO-BGU
HDI (2018)	0.523; low · 12th
Website	www.benguela.gov.ao

Benguela (Umbundu: Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of 39,826 square kilometres (15,377 sq mi) and its capital is Benguela. According to the 2014 census, there were 2,231,385 inhabitants in the province.^[1] The current governor of Benguela is Isaac dos Anjos.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
^ "Isaac dos Anjos hails provincial governors' capacity building". ANGOP. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[Censo2014-1] "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[GlobalDataLab-2] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.

[3] "Isaac dos Anjos hails provincial governors' capacity building". ANGOP. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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