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. The province has a population of 758,568 (2014 census) and a population density of approximately 3.4 residents per km (8.8/sq mi), making it one of the most sparsely populated areas of Angola. 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. The war left Moxico as one of the most landmine-contaminated places in the world. The governor of the province is Gonçalves Manuel Muandumba.
4-550: Alto Zambeze is a municipality in the Moxico province of Angola . It is situated near the Zambian border, with a population of 110,900 (2014 census) and a total area of 53,000 km. The municipality's seat is the town of Cazombo , on the Zambezi river. This Angola location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Moxico (province) Luena is the capital of
8-577: The Moxico Province, and is located 1,314 kilometres (816 mi) from the Angolan capital of Luanda . Moxico Province was the scene of much guerrilla fighting during the Angolan Civil War. Its long border with Zambia at the east of the province was a base of operations for UNITA and MPLA . As a result, Moxico Province saw many raids by the military of South Africa . Moxico Province is known as
12-467: The place where UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was killed in 2002, signalling an end to over a quarter-century civil war in Angola. Savimbi's body was buried in the village of Lucusse, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) south-east of the capital, Luanda, under a tree near where he was killed. Moxico Province borders Lunda Sul Province to the north, Bié Province to the west, Cuando Cubango Province to
16-591: The south, the nation of Zambia to the east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the northeast. The province of Moxico contains nine municipalities ( Portuguese : municípios ): Moxico is also home to Cameia National Park in the Cameia Municipality. The province of Moxico contains the following communes ( Portuguese : comunas ); sorted by their respective municipalities: Moxico Province
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