Анголаның Лунда-Суль провинциясы

Province of Angola
Lunda Sul Province is not to be confused with Luanda Sul, a satellite city of Luanda, the capital of Angola. Lunda Sul ("South Lunda") is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km2 and a 2014 census population of 537,587. Saurimo is the provincial capital.

The Lunda Sul province is located in the extreme east of Angola, the capital of Saurimo located by road east of the capital Luanda. It is bordered to the north by Lunda Norte Province, to the east by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south by Moxico Province and southwest by Bié Province, and to the west by Malanje Province. The main road from Luanda to Lubumbashi traverses the province from west to east. The climate of the province is predominantly tropical.

Economically the province is dominated by peanut cultivation, which is operated primarily in the Saurimo area. In the south of the province maize production is major contributing factor. Other agricultural products include rice, cassava and cereals. This region is rich with diamonds, manganese and iron which are exploited; Catoca mine in Lunda Sul Province is the fourth largest diamond mine in the world. Due to warfare in the region, at times mining has been disrupted by attacks form the UNITA, especially in 1999 2000. In spring 1999, UNITA destroyed the bridge on the Kasai River at Biula, affecting transport communications in the region between Lunda Sul and Moxico. Like in many other areas of Angola, landmines are a serious problem, and it is described as being "severely mined". As of 1995, some 30 major or strategic bridges and 58 secondary bridges had been destroyed in the province according to Oxfam reports. "Forced return and restrictions to freedom of movement" by people has been noted in the province, and the Huambo and Cuando Cubango provinces.

The origin of the province's population belongs to the ethnic groups of the Lunda and Chokwe people, which are closely connected historically. They are mainly involved in agriculture. There are also many immigrants from other parts of the country, working for the Endiama or as independent diamond miners. The struggle between the Lunda and Chokwe to obtain wealth from the diamond industry has increased tension in the province.

Name Years in office José Manuel Salukombo 1978–1978 Celestino Figueiredo Tchinhama Faísca1978–1981 Lt. Col. José César Augusto Kiluanji 1981–1983 Luís Dokui Paulo de Castro 1983–1986 Rafael Sapilinha Sambalanga 1986–1988 Graciano Mande 1988–1992 José Manuel Salucombo 1992–1993 Moisés Nele 1993–1997 Domingos Oliveira 1998–1999 Francisco Sozinho Chiuissa 1999–2002 Miji Muachissengue 2002–2008 Cândida Maria Guilherme Narciso 2008–2017 Ernesto Fernando Kiteculo 2017–2018 Daniel Félix Neto 2018–