[2] Cubango borders the Angolan provinces of Cunene to the west, Huíla to the northwest, Bié to the north, Moxico to the northeast, and Cuando to the east.

[2] Cubango is divided into the eleven municipalities of Caiundo, Calai, Chinguanja, Cuangar, Cuchi, Cutato, Longa, Mavengue, Menongue, Nancova, and Savate.

[4] An iron mine at Cutato began operations in 2021, and is run by a public–private partnership between state-owned Ferrangoland and the Brazilian company Modulax.

[10] As of 2024, Menongue Airport has regularly scheduled service on TAAG Angola Airlines to Luanda and Cuíto.

[11] Roads in the province south of Caiundo have been in poor condition since the end of the Angolan Civil War.