![Rio-Lucala perto-de-Kalandula Prov-Malanje Angola Agosto2011 LWS-2011-08 Luc08](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Rio-Lucala_perto-de-Kalandula_Prov-Malanje_Angola_Agosto2011_LWS-2011-08_Luc08.JPG)
The Lucala River is a river in
Angola
, national_anthem = " Angola Avante"()
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capital = Luanda
, religion =
, religion_year = 2020
, religion_ref =
, coordina ...
, a right tributary of Angola's largest river, 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 ...
.
The Lucala has its source in
Uíge Province
Uíge (pronunciation: ; kg, Wizidi) is one of the eighteen Provinces of Angola, located in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is of the same name.
History
During the Middle Ages, the Uíge Province was the heartland of the ...
, runs through
Malanje Province
Malanje is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km² and a 2014 census population of 986,363. Malanje is the provincial capital.
Geography
The Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola, the provincia ...
, where it feeds the
Kalandula Falls
Calandula Falls (formerly known as Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in the municipality of Calandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are high and wide. They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa ...
, and finally empties into 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 ...
near
Massangano
Massangano is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Norte.
Its name is sometimes written Masango. It was esblished by the Portuguese in 1582 as a fort to be their base of operations in the interior of modern Angola until ...
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 ...
, some kilometers downstream of
Dondo.
Rivers of Angola
{{Angola-river-stub