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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Province is a name for a subnational entity that is a secondary level of government in most countries.
In Peru, provinces are a tertiary unit of government, as the country is divided into twenty-five regions, which are then subdivided into 194 provinces.
In the Habsburg territories, the traditional provinces are partly expressed in the Länder of 19th-century Austria-Hungary.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Province   (964 words)

  
 Angola - OCHA: 11-Feb-03
In Bengo Province, approximately 1,500 IDPs living in Cambambe II were relocated to their areas of origin in the municipalities of Bula-Atumba, Caxito, Nambuangongo, Pango Aluquém and Quibaxe.
In Bié Province, attendance at feeding centres in Cunje, Camacupa, Cuemba, Gamba I and II and Kuito decreased.
In Moxico Province, admissions at the therapeutic and supplementary feeding centres in Luena decreased, resulting in the hand-over of a therapeutic feeding centre to local authorities and the closure of a supplementary feeding centre.
iys.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03a/ixl26.html   (4316 words)

  
 SPECIAL REPORT: Angola - 17 May
Provinces in the Southern Region are all expected to give yields that are equal to, or higher than, last year's yields, and in the Northern Region some provinces are expected to show an increase while others are expected to show a reduction.
In most of the Northern and Central provinces livestock is limited to relatively small numbers of goats, pigs and chickens, largely as a result of the continuing conflict and the consequent risk of theft but also because of the prevalence of tick-borne diseases in these areas.
At 1.2 tonnes/hectare, Bengo province's mean maize yield is expected to be the highest in the country.
www.fao.org /WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/GIEWS/ENGLISH/alertes/2000/SRANG500.htm   (7772 words)

  
 Angola - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Governors of the 18 provinces are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the president.
The exclave province of Cabinda borders with both the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Fetishism is the prevailing religion throughout the province.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/n/g/Angola.html   (1825 words)

  
 International Spotlight: Angola
Bengo is also as sparsely populated as Luanda is overcrowded.
In addition, the province has a stunning coastline and many of its beaches are populated with rare turtles.
But the province is not only a destination for foreigners – for many Angolans, Bengo represents something of a spiritual mecca.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-adv/specialsales/spotlight/angola/article16.html   (481 words)

  
 World Report
Meanwhile the easternmost and largest provinces of Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Moxico and Kuanda Kubango, to which most goods are supplied by air, will take considerably longer to join in the slowly reviving economic life of the country.
The province of Cunene rears cattle and goats and produces a lot of sorghum, whereas Huila, whose infrastructure has been less devastated, has the capacity to grow a variety of crops.
These are all intended for local markets, however, as the province is virtually isolated from the rest of the country as a result of poor roads and wrecked bridges.
www.worldreport-ind.com /angola/provinces.htm   (2309 words)

  
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In Moxico Province, approximately 90 percent of the new arrivals, the majority of whom are women, children and elderly, were transported to Luena by military helicopter.
In Huíla Province, a retrospective mortality survey conducted in Caconda confirms that the status of both displaced and resident populations is critical.
In Huíla Province, a nutrition survey conducted in Caconda confirmed that the nutritional status of both displaced and resident populations is critical.
www.novavisao.org /novidades/Situation_englesh1.htm   (2784 words)

  
 Bengo (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas of the province, with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents.
The province is bordered by the provinces of Zaire to the North, Uige to the Northeast, Cuanza Norte to the East, and Cuanza Sul to the South.
It has two western coastal stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, and forms an enclave around the national capital's province of Luanda.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bengo_(province)   (120 words)

  
 Angola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean.
In April 2005, Angola was in the midst of an outbreak of the Marburg virus which was rapidly becoming the worst outbreak of a haemorrhagic fever in recorded history, with over 237 deaths recorded out of 261 reported cases, and having spread to 7 out of the 18 provinces as of April 19, 2005.
The best-known of the Bantu tribes are the Ba-Kongo (Ba-Fiot), who dwell chiefly in the north, and the Abunda (Mbunda, Ba-Bundo), who occupy the central part of the province, which takes its name from the Ngola tribe of Abunda.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angola   (2239 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Humanitarian situation in Angola: Reporting period 16 - 29 Jul 2001
Bengo Province: Provincial authorities reported that 51 IDP families from Pango Aluquem and 28 families from Bula Atumba arrived in Caxito during the last week of July.
Cunene Province: Due to persistent insecurity on the road between Ondjiva and Cuvelai, partners have been unable to deliver humanitarian assistance to populations in the Cuvelai resettlement area.
Bengo Province: Large-scale insecurity has been reported in the northeast of the province and in Quibaxe, Bula Atumba and Pango Aluquem.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/73c098c3a4ae40b4c1256aaa00477b06   (2107 words)

  
 Angola's Embassy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
he main advantage this province presents to the visitor is its proximity to Luanda, the capital city of Angola.
Caxito is the capital city of this province, which has an area of 33, 016 km².
Bengo is after all the province which connects all the country to its capital city, Luanda.
www.angolaemb.se /angola/provinces/bengo.htm   (238 words)

  
 ANGOLA: UCAH Humanitarian Information Bulletin 11-17 June [19990622]
In some provinces of the northern part of Angola, as Zaire, Uíge, Bengo, Kuanza Norte, Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul, there are no evident signs of global or severe malnutrition, due to good crops and fair accessibility to it, and/or a better capability of assistance from the humanitarian community.
In this province, cases of global malnutrition show an incidence of 80% among resident children (a higher average than among IDP population), but only 2.850 children are covered by supplementary or therapeutic feeding projects.
In Moxico Province, a survey made in just a patch of the population shows that global malnutrition rate stands at 6.6%, and as in Huambo, some groups of Internally Displaced people are in better shaped, under a nutritional point of view, than some residents.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/irin062299.html   (1094 words)

  
 Angola - OCHA: 14-Jul-03
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Critical Issues In Bengo Municipality, 700 families are surviving off one meal a day of manioc leaves and urgently need food assistance Local authorities and humanitarian partners are organising stopgap distributions of supplies to ease the effects of the essential drug shortage.
Huambo Province: Although the critical situation of the drugs and vaccine stocks has eased somewhat with the delivery of 20,000 doses of measles vaccine on 21 June, authorities expect the problem in the province to persist through September.
Kuanza Sul Province: Nearly 100 children are sleeping in the corridors of the paediatric department of the provincial hospital which only has beds for 34 children.
iys.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03b/ixl9.html   (2443 words)

  
 IICD Volunteer Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Caxito is the capital of Bengo Province - 60 km north of Luanda.
Many children also have no access to pre-school education, or when time comes, possibility to study in the public schools because of lack of space in the schools or their parents' lack of knowledge of how the children should enter to the schools.
In Bengo Province many of the children, who start in school and study grade 1-4 do not pass the exams, and have to stay more than one year in the same grade.
www.iicd-volunteer.org /newsite/programs/jobs/Bengo.html   (1567 words)

  
 SARPN Country poverty analysis
In Moxico Province, conditions at the Muachimbo and Muacanhica IDP camps and the central hospital require upgrading.
Bengo Province: Approximately 10,400 new IDPs reportedly arrived in Quibaxe from villages in the north of the province during the first week of March, bringing the total number of new IDPs in the area to more than 15,000.
Kuanza Sul Province: Reports indicate that approximately 1,500 new IDPs from Sanga are concentrated in Ximbungo and are waiting to be transported by FAA to Wako Kungo, where humanitarian operations are underway.
www.sarpn.org.za /CountryPovertyPapers/Angola/Humanitarian/index.php   (1943 words)

  
 ReliefWeb: Humanitarian situation in Angola: Reporting period 12 - 18 March 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bengo Province: The situation in the north of the province has stabilised.
This group, originating from the northwest of the province where maize and sweet potatoes are cultivated, did not wish to participate in resettlement programmes where the cultivation of manioc and millet is prioritised, as in Quartir.
Kuando Kubango Province: On 13 March, a house was destroyed by a bomb in Bairro Saude in Menongue.
www.asyl.net /Magazin/Docs/docs-19/M-1/0346ang.htm   (1499 words)

  
 ANGOLA, Landmine Monitor Report 2000
A re-survey of eleven provinces by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and HALO Trust in 1999 indicated that both the government and UNITA have laid new mines.
HALO is currently operating in Huambo and Bie provinces, and in spite of the fluctuating security situation, it remained operational throughout 1999.
The project for 1999 was called Bengo X and was dedicated to unfinished clearance from the Bengo VIII work and clearance of Dembos District and the village of return for people from Cambambe 2.
www.icbl.org /lm/2000/angola.html   (10325 words)

  
 FTR/UN 2001 Security Council-Pages 1--11
The attack on a civilian train in Kwanza Norte province for which UNITA claimed responsibility is an indication of a serious deterioration in the human rights situation.
Recognizing the fragility of the institutions of the judicial system, the Government has requested that UNOA expand its human rights activities to the provinces with a view to ensuring the protection of its citizens who are subject to regular violations of their basic rights.
In Bengo, Malanje and Uíge provinces, thousands of returned populations were again displaced owing to upsurges in insecurity.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord2001/documentation/security/s-2001-956.htm   (6331 words)

  
 World Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With significant water resources and a small population,Bengo is perfectly suited to become the country ’s premier agricultural zone,cultivating crops ranging from maize to tomatoes.Plus,the province ’s 50-km-long coast holds great potential for the development of industries such as aviculture and fishing, as well as that of shipping.
the government of Bengo is aiming to bring greater prosperity to all.
The province of Bengo is ready for the future and to receive foreign investment.
www.worldreport-ind.com /angola/bengo.htm   (117 words)

  
 MgM - Angola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The ensuing insecurity, as well as the wish of the FAA that MgM stops operations, meant that the team had to be withdrawn from Bengo Province.
Further attacks on the Provincial Capital of Bengo Province prevented MgM from immediately deploying the northern demining team to a new location in the province where they would be able to support other humanitarian operations.
September saw in increase in UNITA activity in the north of Bengo Province, this prompted up to 25,000 people to leave their homes in Nambuangongo District and relocate to the old Boa Esperança Camp outside Caxito.
www.mgm.org /e/actual/angola/angola-rep2001-1.htm   (332 words)

  
 Embassy of Angola UK - Press Office, Newsletter No. 99 - October 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The provincial governor of Bengo is Jorge Inocêncio Dombolo, the governor of Kwanza Norte Henrique André Júnior and the vice-governor of Zaire José Simão Helena.
The great challenge of the third phase of FAS activity, she said, was to extend the financing of projects to all of the country’s eighteen provinces.
This was announced in Huambo by Augusto Bogalho, spokesman of the FAS board of directors, during a meeting of the board held on 5 and 6 October attended by provincial directors and deputy directors.
www.angola.org.uk /newsletter99.htm   (8985 words)

  
 Fear of epidemic of deadly sleeping sickness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
MSF and the national Institute to Combat and Control Trypanosomiasis (ICCT) believe that 14 of Angola's 18 provinces are threatened by the tsetse fly, which infects both humans and animals.
Although limited surveys have been carried out in only seven provinces, they believe that as many as 4.3 million people, a third of Angola's population, could be at risk.
Her father got a job in Bengo, near the MSF centre, and locals alerted her parents to the possibility that her changed behaviour could be due to sleeping sickness.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=39442   (1179 words)

  
 Angola Provinces
Angola was an overseas province of Portugal until its independence on 1975-11-11.
According to the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Angola is divided into five districts: four on the coast, the fifth, Lunda, wholly inland, being the N.E. part of the province.
The coast divisions of Angola are Congo on the N. (from the river Congo to the river Loje),...
www.statoids.com /uao.html   (562 words)

  
 ACT Appeals
ACM has a headquarters in Luanda and regional offices in Bengo, Benguela, Kwanza-Sul, Uige and Cabinda and is a member of the Council of Christian Churches in Angola, the Forum for Angolan NGOs, the National Council for Youth Organisations and the YMCA African and World Alliances.
Recent government statistics show that the total number of IDP in Bengo province is in the region of 65,000.
Although insecurity continues in eastern Bengo province and in parts of neighbouring provinces, the area of implementation has adequate security to warrant a material intervention.
www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2000/AFAO01Rev1.html   (2208 words)

  
 ANGOLA: Govt and UN take quick action to curb the spread of polio:Health and Medicine News - Medilinks Africa
Living on the outskirts of the isolated village of Sungui, on the shores of Lake Ulua in the northern province of Bengo, he is destined to spend the rest of his life in a makeshift wheelchair.
Ferrari said the children's agency, the ministry of health and WHO had planned a second campaign for the end of August, and were considering a third national immunisation round in response to the outbreak.
In Bengo province, adjoining the province of Luanda, the local radio station and health workers armed with loud hailers informed people about the re-emergence of the disease and the immunisation campaign.
medilinkz.org /news/news2.asp?NewsID=11965   (1129 words)

  
 ANGOLA, Landmine Monitor Report 2001
In Moxico province there is evidence that in February and March 2001, UNITA rebels planted mines in Cangumbe, Ngombe and Chito 1 during their military operations, resulting in two accidents leaving four injured and one dead, respectively.
The provinces recording the highest number of casualties were Malange with 172, followed by Moxico with 132, Bie with 113, and Uige with 106.
On 15 July 2001, the governor of the southern Angolan province of Cunene, Pedro Mutinde, was seriously injured in a landmine explosion in the Humbe region, located in the central part of the province.
www.icbl.org /lm/2001/angola   (6358 words)

  
 News
Some 6782 cases had been registered countrywide in the provinces of Luanda, Bengela, Bengo and North Kuanza, which had the highest mortality rate with 66 dead in 770 people diagnosed with the disease, an official report said.
He added that 174 cases were registered in Sambizanga district, and in Cacuaco 94, most of the patients coming from Bengo province, Ingombota 43, Cazenga 42, Maianga 28, Viana 20, Samba 15, Kilamba Kiaxi 14, and one in Rangel.
According to a press communique, 132 people died in the province as a result of the cholera epidemics.
tmb.exodus.ie /exodus/news.asp?id=56505   (570 words)

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