List of the 10 largest provinces in Angola by area. Moxico is Angola’s largest province by area, followed by Cuando-Cubango and Lunda Norte.
List of the 10 Largest Provinces of Angola
The list of the 10 largest provinces in Angola includes the list of the largest provinces in Angola, taking into account their surface in square kilometers. The largest province in Angola is Moxico , followed by Cuando-Cubango and Lunda Norte, which complete the podium in the ranking of the largest provinces in Angola., with respect to the area. These three provinces are the only ones that exceed the 100,000 square kilometer mark in area. Another aspect to be taken away from this ranking is that almost all the provinces listed in this top-10 are located in the interior of the African country, many of them being the least developed provinces of the PALOP country. Most of the largest provinces by area are part of Angola’s most populous provinces. 7 of the largest provinces are among the most populous in Angola , according to estimates for 2017.
10th Kwanza Sul
Opening this list of the 10 largest provinces in Angola , we have the province of Cuanza Sul, with an area of 55,660 square kilometers.
9th Namibe
This province on the Angolan coast has an area of 58,137 square kilometers and borders Namibia.
8th Uige
This northern province of Angola has an area of 58,698 square kilometers and manages to be present within the top-10 of the largest Angolan provinces .
7th Bié
Cuito is the capital of one of the largest provinces in area (70,314 square kilometers) and also of the most populous provinces.
6th Huila
With 75,002 square kilometers, the province whose capital is Lubango is one of the largest provinces in area and is also one of the most populous Angolan provinces .
5th Cunene
This province located in the south of Angola with 89,342 square kilometers, is in the 5th position of the largest provinces in Angola .
4th Malange
With the capital of the same name, Malanje is one of the largest Angolan provinces in terms of area , with an area of 97,602 square kilometers.
3rd Lunda Norte
Opening the podium in the ranking of the largest provinces in Angola , we have the province of Lunda Norte, with an area of 102,783 square kilometers.
2nd Cuando-Cubango
Menongue is the capital of the province of Cuando-Cubango, the 2nd largest province in Angola , with an area of 199,049 square kilometers.
1st Moxico
The largest province in Angola is Moxico, with a total area of 223,023 square kilometers. It is in this province in the interior of Angola that there are borders with Congo and Zambia.
List of the 10 Largest Provinces of Angola
Position | province name | Area (in square kilometers) |
1 | moxico | 223,023 |
2 | Cuando-Cubango | 199,049 |
3 | Lunda Norte | 102,783 |
4 | Malanje | 97,602 |
5 | cunene | 89,342 |
6 | Huila | 75,002 |
7 | Bié | 70,314 |
8 | Uige | 58,698 |
9 | namibe | 58,137 |
10 | Kwanza Sul | 55,660 |