Companies operating in the exploration of wood in the municipality of Nambuangongo, province of Bengo, produced more than a thousand cubic meters of the product in 2021, sold to the consumer market, with Luanda standing out among the destinations.
The director of the Social Communication Office of the Nambuangongo Municipal Administration, Óscar Manuel, who spoke to Angop, said that the quantity of wood produced in the municipality is prepared locally and transported to the wood warehouse, from where it is sent to different locations.
The municipalities of Zala, Muxaluando, Quicunzo, Quixico, Gombe, Canacassala and Cage Mazumbo are the regions of that municipality that stand out in wood production.
The municipality has 21 registered operating companies and only one sawmill (located 56 kilometers from the municipal headquarters), which created 10 direct jobs. The aforementioned companies complain, however, of a lack of support, mainly in equipment (machines), which is why they advocate ease in opening credit and renewing licenses.
For the year 2022, the Municipal Directorate of Agriculture expects a production volume above 15 thousand cubic meters, if it receives the aforementioned support.
The province of Bengo has an inspection warehouse that receives wood from Uíge, Zaire, Moxico, Cuando Cubango and Lunda Sul.
The main species produced in the province are moraine, kibaba, undianunu, munguba, mussive, girassonde mucusse, among others.
Nambuangongo is a municipality in the province of Bengo, headquartered in the city of Muxaluando. Its population is estimated at more than 61 thousand inhabitants, who are mainly engaged in agriculture.
In 2014, it had 61,024 inhabitants.[1] It is limited to the north by the municipality of Ambuíla, to the east by the municipality of Quitexe, to the south by the municipality of Dembos and to the west by the municipalities of Ambriz and Dande. It is made up of the municipalities of Cage, Canacassala, Gombe, Muxaluando, Quicunzo, Quixico and Zala.