Zaire Province

For the country, see Zaire.

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.

Municipalities

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

Cities and Towns

• M'Banza Kongo - provincial capital
• Soyo

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