Zaire (province)

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Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate. M'Banza Kongo, formerly São Salvador, is the capital of the province.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Cities and Towns 3 Industries 4 External links

[edit] Municipalities

• Soyo, Tomboco, N'Zeto, Noqui, and Cuimba.

[edit] Cities and Towns

• M'Banza Kongo - provincial capital
• Soyo

[edit] Industries

• Oil
• Mining: asphalt, iron, phosphates, lead, zinc
• Agriculture: cashew nuts, cassava, castor-oil, citrus fruits, coffee, massambala, palm oil, pineapples, peanuts, rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes
• Cattle farming
• Fishing
• Production of construction materials

[edit] External links

• Angola.uk.org

Provinces of Angola
Bengo | Benguela | Bié | Cabinda | Cuando Cubango | Cuanza Norte | Cuanza Sul | Cunene | Huambo | Huíla | Luanda | Lunda Norte | Lunda Sul | Malanje | Moxico | Namibe | Uíge | Zaire