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'''Bié''' is a [[Provinces of Angola|province]] of [[Angola]] located on the [[Bié Plateau]] in central part of country.<ref name="d"/> Its capital is [[Kuito]], which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of {{convert|70,314|km2|mi2}} and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014.<ref name =Censo2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Censo_2014/Bie_Final_DID_21.11.16_APJM_29.11.2016.pdf |title=Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bié |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola| df=dmy }}</ref> The current governor of Bié is [[José Amaro Tati]].
'''Bié''' is a [[Provinces of Angola|province]] of [[Angola]] located on the [[Bié Plateau]] in central part of country.<ref name="d"/> Its capital is [[Kuito]], which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of {{convert|70,314|km2|mi2}} and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014.<ref name="Censo2014" /> The current governor of Bié is [[José Amaro Tati]].

==Geography==
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Bié has boundaries with the province of [[Malanje]], to the northeast with the province of [[Lunda Sul]], to [[Moxico Province|Moxico]], to the south with [[Cuando Cubango]] and to the west with the provinces of [[Huíla Province|Huila]], [[Huambo Province|Huambo]] and [[Cuanza Sul]].

==Climate==
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The [[climate]] of Bié is cool and abundant rainfall makes it possible to farm [[maize]], [[sugar cane]], [[rice]], [[coffee]] and [[peanut]]s. Its ground is among the most fertile in [[Angola]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}.

==History==
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The province was once an important commercial link between the Portuguese traders at the port of [[Benguela]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Ovimbundu]] in the interior. The capital and other cities in the province remain important commercial centers in Angola.<ref name="d"/>

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===Origins of Jonas Savimbi===

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Bié province is perhaps best known as the place where the family of Angolan political leader [[Jonas Savimbi]] came from. Savimbi, although born in [[Moxico Province]] near Bié, was ethnically Bieno, i.e. of a subgroup of the [[Ovimbundu]]. He led the [[UNITA]] movement first in the anti-colonial war against the Portuguese, and then in the [[Civil War In Angola|Civil War]] against the ruling [[MPLA]] before he was killed in combat in 2002. Savimbi gained global notoriety as a [[United States]] ally during the [[Cold War]].

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===Civil War===

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Bié is one of the regions that was heavily affected by the Civil War. Agriculture came to a halt in several areas, and part of the rural population fled to the cities. The province capital Kuito was in part destroyed by bombing, as were roads and other infrastructures. Since 2002, reconstruction efforts have been important, but as of early 2011 much remained to be done.


==Municipalities==
==Municipalities==
The province of Bié contains nine (9) [[municipalities of Angola|municipalities]] (municípios):
The province of Bié contains nine [[municipalities of Angola|municipalities]] ({{langx|pt|municípios}}):


* [[Andulo]]
* [[Andulo]]
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==Communes==
==Communes==
[[File:Cidade do kuito.jpg|300px|thumb|Kuito, Bié Province]]
[[File:Cidade do kuito.jpg|300px|thumb|Kuito, Bié Province]]
The province of Bié contains the following [[communes of Angola|communes]] (''comunas''); sorted by their respective municipalities:
The province of Bié contains the following [[communes of Angola|communes]] ({{langx|pt|comunas}}); sorted by their respective municipalities:


* '''Andulo Municipality''' – '''[[Andulo]]''', [[Calucinga]], [[Cassumbe]], [[Chivaúlo]]
* Andulo Municipality – [[Andulo]], [[Calucinga]], [[Cassumbe]], [[Chivaúlo]]
* '''Camacupa Municipality''' – '''[[Camacupa]]''', [[Cuanza, Angola|Cuanza]], [[Ringoma]], [[Santo António da Muinha]], [[Umpulo]]
* Camacupa Municipality – [[Camacupa]], [[Cuanza, Angola|Cuanza]], [[Ringoma]], [[Santo António da Muinha]], [[Umpulo]]
* '''Catabola Municipality''' – [[Caivera|Caiuera]] (Caivera), '''[[Catabola]]''' [[Chipeta, Angola|Chipeta]], [[Chiuca]], [[Sande, Angola|Sande]]
* Catabola Municipality – [[Caivera|Caiuera]] (Caivera), [[Catabola]] [[Chipeta, Angola|Chipeta]], [[Chiuca]], [[Sande, Angola|Sande]]
* '''Chinguar Municipality''' – [[Kangote|Cangote]] (Kangote), '''[[Chinguar]]''', [[Kutato|Cutato]] (Kutato)
* Chinguar Municipality – [[Kangote|Cangote]] (Kangote), [[Chinguar]], [[Kutato|Cutato]] (Kutato)
* '''Chitembo Municipality''' – [[Cachingues]], '''[[Chitembo]]''', [[Malengue]], [[Mumbué]], [[Matumbo, Angola|Mutumbo]] (Matumbo), [[Soma Cuanza]]
* Chitembo Municipality – [[Cachingues]], [[Chitembo]], [[Malengue]], [[Mumbué]], [[Matumbo, Angola|Mutumbo]] (Matumbo), [[Soma Cuanza]]
* '''Cuemba Municipality''' – '''[[Cuemba]]''', [[Luando]], [[Munhango]], [[Sachinemuna]]
* Cuemba Municipality – [[Cuemba]], [[Luando]], [[Munhango]], [[Sachinemuna]]
* '''Kuito Municipality''' – [[Cambândua]], [[Chicala]], '''[[Cuíto]]''' (Kuito), [[Kunje|Cunje]] (Kunje), [[Trumba]]
* Kuito Municipality – [[Cambândua]], [[Chicala]], [[Cuíto]] (Kuito), [[Kunje|Cunje]] (Kunje), [[Trumba]]
* '''Cunhinga Municipality''' – [[Belo Horizonte, Angola|Belo Horizonte]], '''[[Cunhinga]]'''
* Cunhinga Municipality – [[Belo Horizonte, Angola|Belo Horizonte]], [[Cunhinga]]
* '''N'Harea Municipality''' – [[Calei]] (Caiei), [[Dando, Angola|Dando]], [[Gamba, Angola|Gamba]], [[Lúbia]], '''[[N'Harea]]''' (Nharea)
* N'Harea Municipality – [[Calei]] (Caiei), [[Dando, Angola|Dando]], [[Gamba, Angola|Gamba]], [[Lúbia]], [[N'Harea]] (Nharea)

==Overview==
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Bié has boundaries with the province of [[Malanje]], to the northeast with the province of [[Lunda Sul]], to [[Moxico Province|Moxico]], to the south with [[Cuando Cubango]] and to the west with the provinces of [[Huíla Province|Huila]], [[Huambo Province|Huambo]] and [[Cuanza Sul]].

⚫
The [[climate]] of Bié is cool and abundant rainfall makes it possible to farm [[maize]], [[sugar cane]], [[rice]], [[coffee]] and [[peanut]]s. Its ground is among the most fertile in [[Angola]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}.

⚫
The province was once an important commercial link between the Portuguese traders at the port of [[Benguela]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Ovimbundu]] in the interior. The capital and other cities in the province remain important commercial centers in Angola.<ref name="d"/>

⚫
==Origins of Jonas Savimbi==

⚫
Bié province is perhaps best known as the place where the family of Angolan political leader [[Jonas Savimbi]] came from. Savimbi, although born in [[Moxico Province]] near Bié, was ethnically Bieno, i.e. of a subgroup of the [[Ovimbundu]]. He led the [[UNITA]] movement first in the anti-colonial war against the Portuguese, and then in the [[Civil War In Angola|Civil War]] against the ruling [[MPLA]] before he was killed in combat in 2002. Savimbi gained global notoriety as a [[United States]] ally during the [[Cold War]].

⚫
==Civil War==

⚫
Bié is one of the regions that was heavily affected by the Civil War. Agriculture came to a halt in several areas, and part of the rural population fled to the cities. The province capital Kuito was in part destroyed by bombing, as were roads and other infrastructures. Since 2002, reconstruction efforts have been important, but as of early 2011 much remained to be done.


==List of governors of Bié==
==List of governors of Bié==

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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/politica/2018/8/37/Pereira-Alfredo-torna-governador-Bie,bb593e80-94f3-4b1a-8503-cdd1c5a91924.html |title=Pereira Alfredo torna-se no 10º governador do Bié |publisher=ANGOP Angolan News Agency |date=12 Sep 2018 |access-date=3 Mar 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable
{| class="wikitable sortable
|-
|-
! Name !! Years in office
! Name !! Years in office
|-
|-
| Amílcar Saraiva de Figueiredo * || data-sort-value="02"|(2) 1976–1977
| Amílcar Saraiva de Figueiredo|| data-sort-value="02"|1976–1977
|-
|-
| [[Fernando Faustino Muteka]] * || data-sort-value="03"|(3) 1977–1979
| [[Fernando Faustino Muteka]]|| data-sort-value="03"|1977–1979
|-
|-
| João Baptista Jamba aka ''Jamba Ya Mina'' * || data-sort-value="04"|(4) 1979–1982
| João Baptista Jamba aka ''Jamba Ya Mina''|| data-sort-value="04"|1979–1982
|-
|-
| João Marques Monocapui Bassovava * || data-sort-value="05"|(5) 1982–1986
| João Marques Monocapui Bassovava|| data-sort-value="05"|1982–1986
|-
|-
| [[Marcolino Moco|Marcolino José Carlos Moco]] * || data-sort-value="02"|(2) 1986–1987
| [[Marcolino Moco|Marcolino José Carlos Moco]]|| data-sort-value="02"|1986–1987
|-
|-
| Luís Paulino dos Santos * || data-sort-value="16"|(16) 1987–2002
| Luís Paulino dos Santos|| data-sort-value="16"|1987–2002
|-
|-
| José Amaro Tati || data-sort-value="07"|(7) 2002–2008
| José Amaro Tati || data-sort-value="07"|2002–2008
|-
|-
| Cândida Celeste da Silva || data-sort-value="02"|(2) 2008–2009
| Cândida Celeste da Silva || data-sort-value="02"|2008–2009
|-
|-
| Álvaro de Boavida Neto || data-sort-value="09"|(9) 2009–2017
| Álvaro de Boavida Neto || data-sort-value="09"|2009–2017
|-
|-
| Pereira Alfredo || data-sort-value="02"|(2) 2018–
| Pereira Alfredo || data-sort-value="02"|2018–
|}
|}
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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/politica/2018/8/37/Pereira-Alfredo-torna-governador-Bie,bb593e80-94f3-4b1a-8503-cdd1c5a91924.html |title=Pereira Alfredo torna-se no 10º governador do Bié |publisher=ANGOP Angolan News Agency |date=12 Sep 2018 |access-date=3 Mar 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>
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* {{small|Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner}}

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{{small|Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner.}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bie.gov.ao/ Official website of province governor]
* [http://www.bie.gov.ao/ Official website of province governor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202194542/http://www.bie.gov.ao/ |date=2014-12-02 }}
* [https://archive.is/20121215202053/http://www.mat.gv.ao/portalmat/default.aspx?s=43 Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration]
* [https://archive.today/20121215202053/http://www.mat.gv.ao/portalmat/default.aspx?s=43 Information on this province at the Angolan ministry for territorial administration]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831200402/http://www.info-angola.ao/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=1198 Information on this province at ''Info Angola'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831200402/http://www.info-angola.ao/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=1198 Information on this province at ''Info Angola'']
* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/angola/ao_appen.html US government statistics from 1988]
* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/angola/ao_appen.html US government statistics from 1988]
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{{Municipalities of Angola}}
{{Bié Province}}
{{Bié Province}}
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 1 November 2024

Bié
Province
Bie, province of Angola
Bie, province of Angola
CountryAngola
CapitalKuito
Government
 • GovernorPereira Alfredo
 • Vice-Governor for the Political, Economic and Social SectorCarlos Ulombe Esperança da Silva
 • Vice-Governor for Technical Services and InfrastructuresJosé Fernando Tchatuvela
Area
 • Total
70,314 km2 (27,148 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total
1,455,255
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeAO-BIE
HDI (2018)0.491[2]
low · 17th
Websitewww.bie.gov.ao

Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in central part of country.[3] Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of 70,314 square kilometres (27,148 sq mi) and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014.[1] The current governor of Bié is José Amaro Tati.

Geography

[edit]

Bié has boundaries with the province of Malanje, to the northeast with the province of Lunda Sul, to Moxico, to the south with Cuando Cubango and to the west with the provinces of Huila, Huambo and Cuanza Sul.

Climate

[edit]

The climate of Bié is cool and abundant rainfall makes it possible to farm maize, sugar cane, rice, coffee and peanuts. Its ground is among the most fertile in Angola[citation needed].

History

[edit]

The province was once an important commercial link between the Portuguese traders at the port of Benguela on the Atlantic Ocean and the Ovimbundu in the interior. The capital and other cities in the province remain important commercial centers in Angola.[3]

Origins of Jonas Savimbi

[edit]

Bié province is perhaps best known as the place where the family of Angolan political leader Jonas Savimbi came from. Savimbi, although born in Moxico Province near Bié, was ethnically Bieno, i.e. of a subgroup of the Ovimbundu. He led the UNITA movement first in the anti-colonial war against the Portuguese, and then in the Civil War against the ruling MPLA before he was killed in combat in 2002. Savimbi gained global notoriety as a United States ally during the Cold War.

Civil War

[edit]

Bié is one of the regions that was heavily affected by the Civil War. Agriculture came to a halt in several areas, and part of the rural population fled to the cities. The province capital Kuito was in part destroyed by bombing, as were roads and other infrastructures. Since 2002, reconstruction efforts have been important, but as of early 2011 much remained to be done.

Municipalities

[edit]

The province of Bié contains nine municipalities (Portuguese: municípios):

Communes

[edit]
Kuito, Bié Province

The province of Bié contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:

List of governors of Bié

[edit]
Name Years in office
Amílcar Saraiva de Figueiredo 1976–1977
Fernando Faustino Muteka 1977–1979
João Baptista Jamba aka Jamba Ya Mina 1979–1982
João Marques Monocapui Bassovava 1982–1986
Marcolino José Carlos Moco 1986–1987
Luís Paulino dos Santos 1987–2002
José Amaro Tati 2002–2008
Cândida Celeste da Silva 2008–2009
Álvaro de Boavida Neto 2009–2017
Pereira Alfredo 2018–

[4]

Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Bié" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020. [permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ a b Broadhead, Susan (1992). Historical dictionary of Angola. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780810825321.
  4. ^ "Pereira Alfredo torna-se no 10º governador do Bié" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 12 Sep 2018. Retrieved 3 Mar 2019.
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