Angola: Provinces, Major Cities, Urban Localities & Urban Agglomerations (original) (raw)

Provinces

The population of the provinces of Angola according to census results.

Name Abbr. Capital AreaA (km²) PopulationCensus (C)1970-12-15 PopulationCensus (Cf)2014-05-16 PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19
Bengo BGO Caxito 20,314 Luanda 356,641 716,335 2031400
Benguela BGU Benguela 39,178 466,091 2,231,385 2,597,638 3917800
Bié BIE Cuito 70,679 609,368 1,455,255 2,264,874 7067900
Cabinda CAB Cabinda 7,187 81,265 716,076 903,370 718700
Cuando (Kuando) CUA Mavinga 108,970 Cubango 99,749 138,770 10897000
Cuanza Norte (Kwanza-Norte) CZN N'dalatando 20,472 304,565 443,386 659,097 2047200
Cuanza Sul (Kwanza-Sul) CZS Sumbe 55,591 462,968 1,881,873 2,327,981 5559100
Cubango (Kubango) CUB Menongue 91,158 113,562 434,253 570,447 9115800
Cunene CNN Ondjiva 76,942 Huíla 990,087 1,806,417 7694200
Huambo HUA Huambo 33,310 821,168 2,019,555 2,691,902 3331000
Huíla HUI Lubango 79,164 700,715 2,497,422 3,302,866 7916400
Icolo e Bengo IEB Catete 17,149 Luanda 539,515 1,523,457 1714900
Luanda LUA Luanda 1,649 569,113 6,405,870 8,665,510 164900
Lunda Norte LNO Dundo 98,779 302,278 862,566 1,742,217 9877900
Lunda Sul LSU Saurimo 82,114 Lunda Norte 537,587 893,936 8211400
Malanje (Malange) MAL Malanje 86,751 545,935 986,363 1,298,250 8675100
Moxico MOX Luena 125,960 189,885 507,984 574,253 12596000
Moxico Leste MXL Cazombo 75,123 Moxico 250,584 411,074 7512300
Namibe NAM Moçâmedes 57,076 52,179 495,326 815,708 5707600
Uíge UIG Uíge 62,613 386,709 1,483,118 2,017,921 6261300
Zaire ZAI M'banza-Kongo 37,232 40,365 594,428 682,658 3723200
Angola AGO Luanda 1,247,000 5,646,166 25,789,024 36,604,681

Major Cities

| | Name | Adm. | PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 | | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------- | | 1 | Luanda | LUA | 8,642,051 | | 2 | Lubango | HUI | 805,272 | | 3 | Cabinda | CAB | 722,993 | | 4 | Huambo | HUA | 710,000 | | 5 | Zango | IEB | 636,522 | | 6 | Uíge | UIG | 636,253 | | 7 | Benguela | BGU | 613,147 | | 8 | Saurimo | LSU | 589,792 | | 9 | Malanje | MAL | 579,270 |

Major Urban Agglomerations

| | Name | Adm. | PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 | | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------- | | 1 | Luanda | LUA | 10,203,336 | | 2 | Benguela | BGU | 1,136,466 | | 3 | Huambo | HUA | 911,604 | | 4 | Lubango | HUI | 855,796 | | 5 | Cabinda | CAB | 722,993 |

Contents: Cities & Urban Localities

All cities and urban localities in Angola with at least 10,000 inhabitants according to census results.

Name Adm. PopulationCensus (C)1970-12-15 PopulationCensus (Cf)2014-05-16 PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 Area
Alto Catumbela BGU ... ... 17,000 0
Alto Hama HUA ... ... 14,563 0
Ambriz BGO ... 11,640 28,602 0
Ambuíla UIG ... ... 9,741 0
Andulo BIE ... 50,000 105,000 0
Baía Farta BGU ... ... 55,480 0
Bailundo HUA ... 70,481 99,338 0
Balombo BGU ... 33,000 46,000 0
Barra do Dande (incl. Panguila) BGO ... 75,000 196,282 0
Belize CAB ... ... 12,502 0
Benguela BGU 40,996 555,124 613,147 0
Bibala NAM ... 10,791 28,228 0
Bocoio BGU ... 35,000 39,000 0
Bom Jesus IEB ... ... 23,287 0
Buco-Zau CAB ... 13,217 8,341 0
Bula-Atumba BGO ... ... 11,351 0
Bungo UIG ... ... 11,926 0
Caála HUA 8,894 130,000 160,000 0
Cabinda (Tchiowa) CAB 21,124 550,000 722,993 0
Cabiri IEB ... ... 68,000 0
Cabo Ledo IEB ... ... 8,786 0
Cachiungo HUA ... 24,500 25,000 0
Cacolo LSU ... 13,498 26,129 0
Caconda HUI ... 15,857 36,831 0
Cacongo (Lândana) CAB ... 15,000 30,847 0
Cacula HUI ... ... 10,073 0
Caculama MAL ... ... 15,457 0
Cacuso MAL ... 38,000 43,000 0
Cafunfo LNO ... ... 256,919 0
Cahama CNN ... 12,767 18,000 0
Caimbambo BGU ... 14,544 16,633 0
Calai CUB ... 8,741 15,352 0
Calandula MAL ... 9,000 16,075 0
Calenga HUA ... ... 15,000 0
Calonda LNO ... ... 20,000 0
Calucinga BIE ... 15,000 32,750 0
Calulo CZS ... 44,000 57,704 0
Caluquembe HUI ... 31,000 46,019 0
Camabatela CZN ... 21,767 38,061 0
Camacupa BIE 5,740 59,000 87,110 0
Camanongue MOX ... 12,930 13,783 0
Camaxilo LNO ... ... 8,376 0
Cambundi MAL ... 17,212 11,490 0
Cangandala MAL ... 16,232 19,000 0
Cangola UIG ... ... 17,211 0
Capelongo (Cuvango) HUI ... ... 14,032 0
Capenda Camulemba LNO ... ... 20,000 0
Cassanguide LNO ... 15,000 20,000 0
Cassongue CZS ... ... 25,489 0
Catabola BIE ... 25,000 36,000 0
Catete IEB ... ... 26,000 0
Catumbela (incl. Gama) BGU ... 161,236 151,840 0
Caungula LNO ... ... 10,877 0
Caxito BGO ... 55,000 108,417 0
Cazombo MXL ... 34,000 68,241 0
Chibia HUI ... 10,000 20,499 0
Chicomba HUI ... 9,428 13,016 0
Chinguar BIE ... 26,811 45,000 0
Chinjenje HUA ... ... 11,742 0
Chipindo HUI ... 10,000 18,412 0
Chitembo BIE ... 25,000 50,000 0
Chongorói BGU ... 12,386 27,910 0
Conda CZS ... 21,260 20,453 0
Condé CZS ... ... 16,000 0
Cuango LNO ... ... 55,025 0
Cubal BGU ... 90,367 94,121 0
Cuchi CUB ... ... 13,741 0
Cuemba BIE ... 19,995 23,689 0
Cuilo LNO ... ... 8,931 0
Cuimba ZAI ... 41,878 53,709 0
Cuito (Kuito) BIE 18,941 355,423 485,148 0
Cuito Cuanavale CUA ... ... 31,500 0
Cunhinga BIE ... 11,812 24,194 0
Cuvelai CNN ... ... 15,578 0
Dala LSU ... 7,514 23,373 0
Damba UIG ... 12,000 23,074 0
Dombe Grande BGU ... ... 26,903 0
Dondo (incl. Alto Dondo) CZN ... 64,643 85,733 0
Dundo (Luachimo) LNO ... 177,604 353,036 0
Ebo CZS ... 10,000 17,883 0
Ecunha (Ekunha) HUA ... 13,997 37,000 0
Fucauma LNO ... ... 12,000 0
Funda IEB ... ... 95,000 0
Gabela CZS 6,930 116,903 119,134 0
Ganda BGU ... 58,000 61,202 0
Gangula CZS ... ... 9,777 0
Golungo Alto CZN ... 19,992 28,000 0
Huambo (Nova Lisboa) HUA 61,885 575,000 710,000 0
Humpata HUI ... ... 30,762 0
Jamba HUI ... 12,000 15,000 0
Léua MOX ... ... 12,500 0
Lobito BGU 59,528 357,950 371,479 0
Londuimbali HUA ... ... 26,000 0
Longonjo HUA ... ... 24,000 0
Luacano MXL ... ... 19,321 0
Luanda LUA 475,328 6,759,313 8,642,051 0
Luau MXL ... 55,432 96,438 0
Lubalo LNO ... ... 16,868 0
Lubango HUI 31,674 600,751 805,272 0
Lúbia BIE ... ... 24,734 0
Lucala CZN ... 19,422 20,003 0
Lucapa LNO ... 110,000 225,000 0
Luena MOX 2,539 273,675 326,698 0
Lumbala Nguimbo (Bundas) MOX ... 19,000 21,723 0
Lumeje (Cameia) MXL ... 14,138 19,660 0
Luquembo MAL ... ... 12,409 0
Luremo LNO ... ... 12,960 0
Malanje MAL 31,599 455,000 579,270 0
Maquela do Zombo UIG ... 42,000 65,000 0
Matala HUI ... 78,000 167,144 0
Mavinga CUA ... 10,000 10,840 0
M'banza-Kongo ZAI 4,002 148,000 203,785 0
Menongue CUB 3,023 251,178 333,653 0
Moçâmedes (Namibe) NAM 12,076 255,000 342,803 0
Monte Belo (Conquembela) BGU ... ... 11,000 0
Muá Senge LNO ... ... 16,000 0
Mucaba UIG ... ... 23,544 0
Muconda LSU ... 8,458 25,508 0
Mumbué BIE ... ... 8,589 0
Mungo HUA ... 20,000 23,000 0
Mussende CZS ... 33,558 51,436 0
Muxida LNO ... ... 40,000 0
Namacunde CNN ... ... 15,000 0
N'dalatando CZN 7,342 161,584 225,465 0
Negage UIG ... 92,950 106,915 0
Nharea BIE ... 21,000 42,000 0
Nova Esperança UIG ... ... 10,000 0
Nzagi (Andrada) LNO ... 65,000 150,000 0
N'Zeto ZAI ... 28,840 48,816 0
Oncócua (Curoca) CNN ... ... 8,127 0
Ondjiva (N'Giva) CNN ... 121,537 276,025 0
Palanca HUI ... ... 19,762 0
Pambangala (Cruzamento) CZS ... ... 15,929 0
Piri BGO ... ... 7,990 0
Porto Amboim CZS ... 91,605 97,646 0
Puri UIG ... 7,598 12,553 0
Quibala CZS ... 27,128 63,035 0
Quibaxe BGO ... 8,268 19,000 0
Quicombo CZS ... ... 8,000 0
Quifangondo IEB ... ... 150,787 0
Quilenda CZS ... 13,726 15,275 0
Quilengues HUI ... ... 28,565 0
Quipungo HUI ... 23,014 26,624 0
Quitexe UIG ... ... 18,731 0
Sacomar NAM ... ... 41,798 0
Samba Cajú CZN ... ... 15,348 0
Sanga/Kissanje CZS ... ... 9,000 0
Santa Clara CNN ... 29,000 50,000 0
Sanza Pombo UIG ... 23,000 28,666 0
Saurimo LSU 12,901 393,000 589,792 0
Seles (Uku) CZS ... 47,421 69,199 0
Sequele IEB ... ... 352,283 0
Songo UIG ... 31,382 49,040 0
Soyo ZAI ... 200,920 197,996 0
Sumbe (Novo Redondo) CZS 7,911 205,832 220,000 0
Tomboco ZAI ... 20,358 4,444 0
Tômbua NAM 8,235 46,573 116,414 0
Ucuma HUA ... 21,809 14,823 0
Uíge (Carmona) UIG 11,972 322,531 636,253 0
Waku Kungo (Cela, Uaco Cungo) CZS ... 90,000 131,668 0
Xá Muteba LNO ... ... 31,825 0
Xangongo CNN ... 35,000 55,152 0
Zango (incl. Calumbo) IEB ... ... 636,522 0

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2024)
Males 17,931,985
Females 18,672,695
Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years 14,799,817
15-64 years 20,338,803
65+ years 1,466,060
Age Distribution (C 2024)
90+ years 35,831
80-89 years 257,696
70-79 years 657,304
60-69 years 1,178,486
50-59 years 1,775,656
40-49 years 2,826,155
30-39 years 4,320,774
20-29 years 6,446,345
10-19 years 9,103,423
0-9 years 10,003,011
Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural 12,576,628
Urban 24,028,052
Literacy (A15+) (C 2024)
yes 15,828,841
no 5,976,021
Mother Tongue (C 2024)
Portuguese 15,697,180
Kimbundu 3,728,001
Umbundu 5,881,181
Chokwe 2,374,104
Kikongo 2,351,518
Nyaneka 1,473,568
Nganguela 700,878
Kwanyama 1,003,783
Other language 1,135,164
Religion (C 2024)
Catholic 15,261,346
Protestant 12,024,481
Indigenous religion 44,851
Muslim 138,562
Jew 35,276
Other religion 2,200,002
No religion 3,962,723
Ethnic Group (C 2024)
Kongo 4,955,345
Ambundu 9,298,572
Lunda/Chokwe 3,080,005
Ovimbundu 10,028,430
Nhaneca-Humbe 1,996,150
Ovambo 888,107
Other Group 1,375,511