Moxico Province

Moxico
Moxico
Province
	Moxico, province of Angola
Country	Angola
Capital	Luena
Government
• Governor	Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba
• Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social Sector	Carlos Alberto Masseca
• Vice-Governor for Technical Services and Infrastructures	Manuel Lituai
Area
• Total	223,023 km2 (86,110 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
• Total	758,568
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Area code	254
ISO 3166 code	AO-MOX
HDI (2018)	0.535; low · 8th
Website	www.moxico.gov.ao

Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest province of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 square kilometres (86,110 sq mi), and covers 18% of the landmass of Angola.^[3] The province has a population of 758,568 (2014 census) and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km² (8.8/sq mi), making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola.^[1] The population of the province is in flux; displaced residents have slowly returned to Moxico since the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002.^[3]^[4] The war left Moxico as one of the most landmine-contaminated places in the world.^[5] The governor of the province is Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba.^[6]

Luena is the capital of the Moxico Province, and is located 1,314 kilometres (816 mi) from the Angolan capital of Luanda.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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[Censo2014-1] "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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