The 1,400 meter long Capanda Dam is located in this province.

[4] It has many mines left over from the Civil War and contracts to clear them were given to several organisations.

[5] During the civil war, the insurgents made the province part of the central zone.

The province's military commander, General Recordacao was also killed in the attack.

[11] The province of Cuanza Norte contains the following communes (Portuguese: comunas); sorted by their respective municipalities:[15] [16] Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner