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Lunda Norte Lunda-Norte
province
Country	Angola
Capital	Dundo
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
• Total	270,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Area code	052
Website	http://www.mat.gv.ao/portalmat/default.aspx?s=51 Ministério da Administração do Território - Lunda-Norte

Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It is situated in the north-east corner of the country and borders the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north and to the east.It has an area of 103,000 km² and a population of approximately 270,000. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. Municipalities in this province include Xá-Muteba, Cuango, Capemba-Camulemba, Lubalo, Caungula, Cuilo, Chitato-Dundo, Lucapa and Caumbo. Lunda Norte is associated with Angola's diamond wealth, but remains it vastly underdeveloped and impoverished. Lunda Norte is populated by Chokwe, Lunda, and other ethnical groups.

History

Lunda Norte was founded in July 4, 1978 by the Angolan government.The first capital of Lunda Norte was the municipality of Lucapa. A new capital was to be build on the region of Mulepi, but after the death of Agostinho Neto this project was abandoned. In 1997 Dundo became the capital of Lunda Norte due to the fact of having a better administrative structure than the city of Lucapa.

Economy

Lunda Norte has large mining industries, that extract both gold and diamonds. The province is also strong in cattle-raising.

External links

• Official website of province governor
• Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration
• Information on this province at Info Angola
• British website on "Provinces of Angola - Lunda-Norte"
• Angola-Today - Lunda Norte
• ANGOP - Lunda Norte
• Wikipedia pt - Lunda-Norte

Category:Provinces of Angola