Bengo Province

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Bengo
Bengo, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalCaxito
Government
  GovernorMara Baptista Quiosa
  Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorAntónio Martins
  Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresDomingos Guilherme
Area
  Total31,371 km2 (12,112 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Census)
  Total356,641
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-BGO
HDI (2018)0.565
medium · 6th
Websitewww.bengo.gov.ao

Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641. The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda.

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