The Dande is a
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 wate ...
in northern
Angola
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with a source in the
Crystal Mountains. Its mouth is at the Atlantic Ocean at
Barra do Dande
Barra do Dande is a town, with a population of 75,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola.
It is located at the mouth of the Dande River.
The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dand ...
in
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 ...
. It also flows through the city of
Caxito
Caxito is a town, with a population of 55,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Dande
Dande, with its capital at Barra do Dande, is a municipality in Bengo Province in Angola.
Subdivisions
Dande comprises seven communes as follow ...
, and
Uige Province. The river is long. The lower section of the river is a floodplain with several small lakes including Lakes Sungue, Ibendua and Morima.
The 18MW Mabubas Dam on the Dande is a significant power source in Northern Angola.
Angola: Minister Considers Mabubas Dam a Gain
Angola Press Agency, 14 MAY 2012
See also
*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)
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*Energy in Angola
Energy in Angola describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export from Angola. The energy policy of Angola reflects energy policy and the politics of Angola.
Biomass accounts for 58% of the country's energy consumption; oil ...
References
Rivers of Angola
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