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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 and a population of 1,338,923. Municipalities in the province include Andulo, Camacupa, Catabola, Chinguar, Chitembo, Cuemba, Cunhinga, Kuito, and Nharea. The current governor of Bié is José Amaro Tati. ==Overview== Bié has boundaries with the province of Malanje, to the northeast with the province of Lunda Sul, to Moxico, to the south with Cuando Cubango and to the west with the provinces of Huila, Huambo and Cuanza Sul. The climate of Bié is fresh and abundant rainfall makes possible the culture of corn, sugar cane, rice, coffee and peanuts. Its ground known to be one of the most fertile in Angola. Bié is furrowed to east and north from the Cuanza River, that sliding towards north, marks part of the border with Malanje. The south-west is furrowed from the river ''Cuchi'', an affluent of river Cubango. The province was once an important commercial link between the Portuguese traders at the port of Benguela on the Atlantic Ocean and the Afri-Portuguese and Ovimbundu at the interior of the country. The capital and other cities in the province remain important commercial centers in Angola.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bié Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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