Moxico is the largest province

Provinces of Angola

Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:-See also:* ISO 3166-2:AO, the ISO codes for Angola....

 of the Africa

Africa

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n nation of 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 has an area of 223,023 km² and a population of approximately 230,000. Luena

Luena, Moxico Province

Luena is a town located in east central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Moxico Province. While no exact figures are available, estimates on the population of the city varies from 60,000 to 200,000 residents, including an unknown number of refugees from the Angolan Civil War that...

 is the capital of the province.

The Moxico province is known as the place where UNITA

UNITA

The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought with the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola in the Angolan War for Independence and then against the MPLA in the ensuing civil war .The war was one...

 rebel leader Jonas Savimbi

Jonas Savimbi

Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political leader. He founded and led UNITA, a movement that first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then confronted the rival MPLA during the decolonization conflict, 1974/75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling...

 was killed in 2002, signalling an end to over a quarter-century civil war in Angola. Savimbi's body was buried in the village of Lucusse, about 1000 kilometres (621.4 mi) south-east of the capital, Luanda, under a tree near where he was killed.

Moxico is also home to Cameia National Park

Cameia National Park

Cameia National Park is a national park in the Moxico province of Angola, located at about 1100 m above sea level. It shares its name with the nearby municipality of Cameia. The Cameia–Luacano road forms the northern boundary of the park with the Chifumage River forming the southern portion of the...

 in the Cameia municipality.

Municipalities of Moxico include:

• Alto Zambeze
  Alto Zambeze
  Alto Zambeze is a municipality in the Moxico province of Angola. It is situated near the border with Zambia and has about 40 thousand inhabitants. The municipality's seat is the town of Cazombo, on the Zambezi river.-References:...
  
  
• Bundas
  Bundas
  The Municipality of Bundas lies at the south-eastern corner of Moxico Province of Angola near the border with Zambia. Its principal town is Lumbala N’guimbo...
  
  
• Camanongue
  Camanongue
  Camanongue is a city in the Moxico province in eastern Angola. The city has about 43,780 inhabitants and is about 24 km² in total area....
  
  
• Cameia
  Cameia
  Cameia is a municipality in Moxico Province, Angola. It is notable for its national park of the same name. Cameia and Lucano form the boundaries of the park. Cameia National Park was established as a game reserve in 1938 and proclaimed a national park in 1957...
  
  
• Léua
  Léua
  Léua is a city in Angola of the Moxico province. The municipal headquarters are situated 62 km the east of the provincial capital, Luena....
  
  
• Luau
• Luacano
  Luacano
  Luacano is a municipality in Moxico Province, Angola....
  
  
• Luchazes
  Luchazes
  Luchazes is a municipality in Moxico province, Angola. As of 2004, more than 1,000 families spontaneously returned from Zambia, causing serious humanitarian issues....
  
  
• Moxico (municipality)

External links

• Angola.uk.org