Ícolo e Bengo
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Ícolo e Bengo
is a município (city council
or municipality
) in the province
of Bengo in Angola
.
It covers an area
of 3819 square kilometres (1,474.5 sq mi) and its esde Segurança Social, Angola.
Ícolo e Bengo is located in the center of the province. It is bordered to the north and south respectively by the municipalities of Dande
and Quiçama
(both in Bengo province), to the east by the municipality of Cambambe
(Cuanza Norte province), and to the west by the municipalities of Viana
and Cacuaco
(both in Luanda province).
The municipality is divided into five comunas (communes): Bom Jesus
, Cabiri
, Cassoneca
, Caculo Cahango and Catete
. The municipal seat is Catete.
is a município (city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
or municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
) in the province
Provinces of Angola
Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:-See also:* ISO 3166-2:AO, the ISO codes for Angola....
of Bengo in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
It covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 3819 square kilometres (1,474.5 sq mi) and its esde Segurança Social, Angola.
Ícolo e Bengo is located in the center of the province. It is bordered to the north and south respectively by the municipalities of Dande
Dande
Dande, officially Barra do Dande is a town, commune and municipality in Bengo Province in Angola....
and Quiçama
Quiçama
Quiçama is a município in the province of Bengo in Angola.It covers an area of and its estimated population as of 2006 is 29,905 inhabitants...
(both in Bengo province), to the east by the municipality of Cambambe
Cambambe
Cambambe is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Rosário....
(Cuanza Norte province), and to the west by the municipalities of Viana
Viana, Angola
Viana is a suburb of Luanda, Angola, in Luanda Province. It is home to about 6,000 long-term refugees, primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Viana is about a 90 minute drive from downtown Luanda...
and Cacuaco
Cacuaco
Cacuaco is a municipality in Luanda Province, Angola. It is a suburb of the capital, Luanda. It has a population of 600,000 and is the site of transmission for the Marburg virus.- Transport :...
(both in Luanda province).
The municipality is divided into five comunas (communes): Bom Jesus
Bom Jesus, Angola
Bom Jesus is a town and commune in Bengo Province, Angola.-References:...
, Cabiri
Cabiri, Angola
- Transport :It has a terminal station of a branch line of the northern railway on the national railway system....
, Cassoneca
Cassoneca
Cassoneca is a town and commune in Bengo Province, Angola....
, Caculo Cahango and Catete
Catete
Catete is a small town and commune in northern Angola not far from the capital Luanda.-Transport:It is served by a railway station on the Luanda Railways.Catete is the major graveyard for old steam locomotives on the northern line.The station is here....
. The municipal seat is Catete.