Cambambe is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Cuanza Norte Province
The Cuanza Norte Province ( en, North Cuanza; umb, Konano Kwanza Volupale) is province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of 443,386. Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and ...
in Angola.
It is the site of
a hydroelectric dam on the
Cuanza River
The Kwanza River, also known as the Coanza, the Quanza, and the Cuanza, is one of the longest rivers in Angola. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean just south of the national capital Luanda.
Geography
The river is navigable for about from its ...
. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the
Fortress of Kambambe. The municipality had a population of 90,766 in 2014.
References
Populated places in Cuanza Norte Province
Municipalities of Angola
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