It has two western coastal stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, and forms an enclave around the national capital's province of Luanda.

The Kissama National Park and the Kibinda Forest Reserve are here.

The province also has a number of lakes, most of them are in the municipalities of Dande and Icolo and Bengo.

There are lagoons at Panguila and Ibendoa, Cabiri and Ulua do Sungui.

[citation needed] The Angolan National Assembly approved a law on July 27, 2011 reorganizing the territorial subdivisions of Luanda and Bengo Provinces .