Moxico Province

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Moxico Province is the largest and one of the most war-affected provinces in eastern Angola, known for its strategic role and heavy fighting during the Angolan Civil War.

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Moxico Province canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
area approximately 223023 square kilometres
areaRankInAngola 1
borderCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
borderProvince Bié Province
Cuando Cubango Province
Lunda Norte Province
Lunda Sul Province
capital Luena
capitalFormerName Luso
commonLocalLanguages Chokwe
Luchazi
Luvale
conflictRole major theatre of operations in the Angolan Civil War
continent Africa
country Angola
economicActivity forestry
small-scale mining
subsistence agriculture
formerColonialPower Portugal
governingBody Government of Angola
hasCity Luena
hasMunicipality Alto Zambeze Municipality
Bundas Municipality
Camanongue Municipality
Cameia Municipality
Luacano Municipality
Luau Municipality
Luchazes Municipality
Léua Municipality
Moxico Municipality
hasTown Cameia
Luau
Léua
historicalEvent Angolan Civil War
knownFor being heavily affected by the Angolan Civil War
landmine contamination
strategic role during the Angolan Civil War
largestProvinceByAreaIn Angola
locatedIn eastern Angola
locatedInRegion East Angola
officialLanguage Portuguese
partOf Huambo Plateau
surface form: Angolan highlands
population approximately 700000
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
traversedByRiver Cuando River
Luena River
Zambezi River
utcOffset +1

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Angolan Civil War location Moxico Province
Cuando Cubango Province borderProvince Moxico Province
Jonas Savimbi placeOfDeath Moxico Province