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Bié Province is a region located in central Angola, a country on the southwestern coast of Africa. The province is notable as part of Angola's administrative divisions and has been significant in the country's history and development.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Angola
- Country
- Angola
- Located in
- Angola
- Contains
- Nharea
- Capital
- Kuito
- Population
- 2264874
- Area
- 70314.0
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- Shares border with
- Cuanza Sul Province
- Image
- Cidade do kuito.jpg
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- language used
- Nsongo
- topic's main category
- Category:Bié Province
- Commons category
- Bié Province
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Bié Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bié Province
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of 70,314 square kilometres (27,148 mi) and a population of 1,455,255 in 2014. The current governor of Bié is Celeste Elavoco David Adolfo.
Geography
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