Lunda South [2] ( port. Lunda-Sul ) - province [3] in Angola . The administrative center is the city of Saurimo .
| Provinces | |
| South Lunda | |
|---|---|
| port. Lunda-sul | |
| A country |  Angola |
| Includes | 4 municipalities |
| Adm Centre | Saurimo |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 45,649 km² (11th place ) |
| Timezone | UTC +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 516,077 [1] people ( 2014 ) ( 14th place ) |
| Density | 11.31 people / km² (11th place) |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | AO-LSU |
| FIPS Index | AO18 |
| Official site | |
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Content
Geography
The province of South Lund is located in the eastern part of Angola, 700 kilometers east of Luanda . To the north lies the province of Northern Lund , to the south - the provinces of Moxico and Bié , to the west - the province of Malange . In the east of South Lund lies the state border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The area of the province is 45,649 km² [4] .
The territory of South Lund is occupied mainly by dry savannas. Only in the valley of the Kasai River , in the eastern and southern parts of the province, tropical forests survive. Another important river of the province is Quango .
Population
As of 2014, the population of the province was 516,077 people [1] .
Dynamics of the population of the province by year:
| 1995 | 2004 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160,000 | 210,000 | 285 468 | 516,077 |
Administrative division
- Cacolo (Cacolo)
- Dala
- Muconda
- Saurimo (Saurimo)
Economy
The main agricultural crop produced in Lund South is peanuts. Corn is also grown in the south. Other important foods are rice and manioc. In the province of South Lund, diamond, manganese and iron ore deposits are discovered and are being developed. The strategically important route Luanda - Lubumbashi passes through the province from west to east.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Statistics on the website geohive.com (English) (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is January 17, 2015. Archived September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe // World Atlas / comp. and prepare. to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; Ch. ed. G. V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - p. 154-155. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Index of geographical names // World Atlas / comp. and prepare. to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; Ch. ed. G. V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - P. 255. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Lunda Sul (Eng.) (Inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. The appeal date is February 8, 2013. Archived May 15, 2012.
Links
- Official site of the province (port.)