The
Cuanza Norte Province or
Kwanza Norte Province is a
province of
Angola.
N'Dalantando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of approximately 428,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the province has a population of 365,100, with just 18,000 living in urban areas.
Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 meter long
Capanda Dam is located in this province. Cuanza Norte lies on the northern bank of the
Cuanza River. It had been a territory of Ngola Kingdom. In 1914,
Norton de Matos created District of Cuanza which was divided into Cuanza Norte and
Cuanza Sul Provinces in 1917.