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Longa River (Angola)
The Longa is a river in central Angola. The river forms the southern border of Kissama National Park and the border of Bengo Province and Cuanza Sul Province. Its mouth is protected by a long sand spit at the Atlantic Ocean. It has two major tributaries, Nhia and Mugige. The floodplain in the lower reaches of the river includes Lake Hengue and Lake Toto. An eco-tourist fishing lodge is at the mouth of the river. A mercenary base was located on the Longa River during the Angola Civil War. The ''Chiloglanis sardinhai'' (a catfish) is known only from the Longa and Caimbambo Rivers. Red List, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 2007 See also * |
Angola
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River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengo Province
Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. It has an area of 31,371 square kilometres, and its population as of the 2014 Census was 356,641. The province was created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and a new smaller province of Luanda. Geography The province is bordered by the provinces of Zaire to the North, Uige to the Northeast, Cuanza Norte to the East, and Cuanza Sul to the South. 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. Municipalities Since the territorial reform of July 2011 The Angolan National Assembly approved a law on July 27, 2011 reorganizing the territorial subdivisions of Luanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuanza Sul Province
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza River, Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 1,881,873. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Don founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo. History The province was badly affected during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002). A large number of civilians were killed in the clashes between UNITA, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA). Coffee plantations and fields were destroyed. Frequent attacks forced people to leave their municipalities. UNITA had opened its central front in the province. Around 116,000 displaced people were living in camps. The majority of them were from the rural areas and the densely populated plateau regions. On 17 December 2000, the UNITA combatants killed 31 FAA soldiers and looted vehicles, arms and about 20,000 litres of diesel in Quibala. In April 2001 they attacked FAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Civil War
The Angolan Civil War ( pt, Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war immediately began after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. The war was a power struggle between two former anti-colonial guerrilla movements, the communist People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the turned anti-communist National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The war was used as a surrogate battleground for the Cold War by rival states such as the Soviet Union, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States. The MPLA and UNITA had different roots in Angolan society and mutually incompatible leaderships, despite their shared aim of ending colonial rule. A third movement, the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), having fought the MPLA with UNITA during the war for independence, played almost no role in the Civil War. Additionally, the Front for the Liberati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caimbambo River
Caimbambo is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... The municipality had a population of 90,838 in 2014. The town was founded on September 1, 1921, and head as first council chief António Rodrigues. References Populated places in Benguela Province Municipalities of Angola 1921 establishments in the Portuguese Empire {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Angola
This is a list of rivers in Angola. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean *Chiloango River *Congo River **Inkisi River **Kasai River (Cassai River) ***Kwango River (Cuango River) ****Kwilu River (Cuilo River) *****Kwenge River **** Wamba River (Uamba River) **** Cuilo River **** Cambo River **** Lui River ***Loange River **** Lushiko River *** Lovua River *** Chicapa River *** Luachimo River *** Chiumbe River **** Luia River * Mbridge River * Loge River * Dande River *Bengo River (Zenza River) *Cuanza River **Lucala River ** Luando River ** Cutato River ** Cunhinga River * Longa River *Cuvo River * Quicombo River *Catumbela River ** Cuíva River ** Cubal River * Coporolo River *Bentiaba River (Rio de São Nicolau) *Bero River * Curoca River *Cunene River ** Caculuvar River Indian Ocean *Zambezi River **Cuando River *** Luiana River **** Utembo River *** Quembo River **Luanginga River (Luio Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
