Bié Province

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Bié Province is a central Angolan province known for its highland terrain, agricultural activity, and strategic location bordering several other provinces.

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Bié Province canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Angola
administrativeDivisionOf Angola
borders Cuando Cubango Province
Cuanza Sul Province
Huambo Province
Huíla Province
Lunda Sul Province
Malanje Province
Moxico Province
capital Kuito
climate tropical savanna climate
country Angola
countrySubdivisionOf Angola
drainage sources of several Angolan rivers
formerName Silva Porto Province
hasCity Andulo
Camacupa
Catabola
Chinguar
Chitembo
Cuemba
Cunhinga
Kuito
Nharea
hasEthnicGroup Ovimbundu
linked to: Umbundu
hasOfficialLanguage Portuguese
hasSecondaryLanguages Umbundu
knownFor agriculture
strategic central location in Angola
language Portuguese
locatedIn central Angola
locatedOn Bié Plateau
mainCrop beans
cassava
coffee
maize
potatoes
mainEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture
partOf Central Highlands of Angola
postWarProcess reconstruction
sawDestructionOf infrastructure during the Angolan Civil War
terrain central plateau
highlands
timeZone West Africa Time
usedToBeImportantFor rail transport in Angola
utcOffset +1
wasHeavilyAffectedBy Angolan Civil War

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Jonas Savimbi placeOfBirth Bié Province
Moxico Province borderProvince Bié Province
South Mbundu hasNativeSpeakersIn Bié Province
Malanje Province borderedBy Bié Province
Ovimbundu people region Bié Province
Bié Plateau locatedInProvince Bié Province
Umbundu language majorCityRegion Bié Province
Benguela Railway passesThrough Bié Province
Kuando Kubango borderWith Bié Province
Lopitanga, Bié Province locatedIn Bié Province
Lopitanga, Bié Province partOf Bié Province
Huíla Province borderedByProvince Bié Province
Lunda Sul Province borderWith Bié Province