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Guide to '''Angola ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Angola is a country in Africa bordered by [[Namibia Genealogy|Namibia]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo Genealogy|Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and [[Zambia Genealogy|Zambia]]. It was a former colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Angola," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola, accessed 5 May 2016.</ref>


Guide to '''Angola ancestry,family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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==Angola Map==
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Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most significant. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola Read more...]  


== Getting started with Angola research  ==
== Provinces ==
 
There are 18 provinces in Angola.
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== Jurisdictions  ==
 
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*Bengo Province  
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*Benguela Province  
<li>1 - Bengo Province</li>
*Bie Province  
<li>2 - Benguela Province</li>
*Cabinda Province  
<li>3 - Bie Province</li>
*Cuando Cubango Province  
<li>4 - Cabinda Province</li>
*Cuanza Norte Province
<li>5 - Cuando Cubango Province</li>
 
<li>6 - Cuanza Norte Province</li>
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<li>7 - Cuanza Sul Province</li>
*Cuanza Sul Province  
<li>8 - Cunene Province</li>
*Cunene Province  
<li>9 - Huambo Province</li>
*Huambo Province  
<li>10 - Huila Province</li>
*Huila Province  
<li>11 - Luanda Province</li>
*Luanda Province  
<li>12 - Lunda Norte Province</li>
*Lunda Norte Province
<li>13 - Lunda Sul Province</li>
 
<li>14 - Malanje Province</li>
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<li>15 - Moxico Province</li>
*Lunda Sul Province  
<li>16 - Namibe Province</li>
*Malanje Province  
<li>17 - Uige Province</li>
*Moxico Province  
<li>18 - Zaire Province</li>
*Namibe Province  
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*Uige ProvinceZaire
*Badakhshan Province
 
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*[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/12/ Angola Genealogy Queries]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/angola.html Angola Genealogy]
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/angola-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Angola]
 
== Wiki Pages about Angloa  ==
 
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Guide to Angola ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

Angola is a country in Africa bordered by Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. It was a former colony of Portugal. The official language is Portuguese.[1]

Angola Map[edit | edit source]

220px-Angola Provinces numbered 300px.png

Provinces[edit | edit source]

There are 18 provinces in Angola.

  • 1 - Bengo Province
  • 2 - Benguela Province
  • 3 - Bie Province
  • 4 - Cabinda Province
  • 5 - Cuando Cubango Province
  • 6 - Cuanza Norte Province
  • 7 - Cuanza Sul Province
  • 8 - Cunene Province
  • 9 - Huambo Province
  • 10 - Huila Province
  • 11 - Luanda Province
  • 12 - Lunda Norte Province
  • 13 - Lunda Sul Province
  • 14 - Malanje Province
  • 15 - Moxico Province
  • 16 - Namibe Province
  • 17 - Uige Province
  • 18 - Zaire Province

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Angola," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola, accessed 5 May 2016.