Bi� Province (Angola)

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Background

Bi� is a province of Angola located on the Bi� Plateau in the centre of the country. It's capital is Kuito (Cuito), previously called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975.

The Province of Bi� has nine municipalities which are sub-divided into various communes:

Municipality of Andulo has 4 communes - Andulo, Calucinga, Cassumbe, and Chivaulo.
Municipality of Camacupa has 5 communes - Camacupa, Cuanza, Muinha, Ringoma, and Umpulo.
Municipality of Catabola has 5 communes - Caiuera, Catabola, Chipeta, Chiuca, and Sande.
Municipality of Chinguar has 3 communes - Cangote, Chinguar, and Cutato.
Municipality of Chitembo has 6 communes - Cachingues, Chitembo, Malengue, Mumbue, Mutumbo, and Soma Cuanza.
Municipality of Cuemba has 4 communes - Cuemba, Luando, Munhango, and Sachinemuna.
Municipality of Kuito (Cuito) has 5 communes - Cambandua, Chicala, Cuito, Cunje, and Trumba.
Municipality of Cunhinga has 2 communes - Belo Horizonte and Cunhinga.
Municipality of Nharea has 5 communes - Calei, Dando, Gamba, Lubia, and Nharea.
Valentin Poposki, 15 Sept 2020

Bi� Provincial flag

The province does not have any distinctive symbols and uses a generic logo containing the Angolan coat of arms.

Valentin Poposki, 15 Sept 2020

Former Arms of municipalities in Bi� Province

Prior to independence, municipalities in Angola were one of three types:
City (Cidade)
Town (Vila)
Settlement (Povoacao).

Now these are communes. Some of the former (colonial era) Arms of towns in Bi� province are shown below.
Valentin Popski, 06 Sept 2020

City of Silva Porto (Cidade de Silva Porto) (now called Cuito)

image sent by Valentin Poposki, 15 Sept 2020