Caianda is a town in eastern
Moxico province
Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest province of Angola. It has an area of , and covers 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 (2014 census) and a population density of approxim ...
, which is in the northeastern part of
Angola
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, adjacent to the
border
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with the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
Location
The town in a few kilometers from
Zambia
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. It is located on the road between
Luena, the capital of
Moxico Province
Moxico (Portuguese spelling) or Moshiko (Bantu spelling) is the largest province of Angola. It has an area of , and covers 18% of the landmass of Angola. The province has a population of 758,568 (2014 census) and a population density of approxim ...
, and
Mwinilunga
Mwinilunga is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia. It is the headquarters of Mwinilunga District, one of the province's eleven districts.
Location
The town lies on the west bank of the ''West Lunga River'', along the Chingola–Solw ...
in Zambia.
Recent history
In 2004, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began organising the repatriation of over 71,000 Angolan refugees from Zambia. The first refugees returned by air but a new land corridor from Zambia via Caianda for remaining
refugees.
The refugees left Angola beginning in 1974 during the fighting between UNITA and MPLA forces.
External links
*Aerial photograph of the town
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References
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Populated places in Moxico Province