The Lungezi River (or Lungezy, Rivière Lungesi, Rivière Lungézi, Rio Lunguezi) is a river that forms part of the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is a tributary of the
Lufu River
The Lufu River or Luvo River is a river of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Congo River
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire R ...
.
Course
The Lungezi River rises in
Kongo Central
Kongo Central ( kg, Kongo dia Kati ), formerly Bas-Congo is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Matadi.
History
At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the ...
province to the east of
Songololo
Songololo is a town in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
It is served by a station of the national railway system on the line between the ocean port and the capital of Kinshasa.
See also
* Railway statio ...
, flows southwest to the border with Angola where it is joined by the Lavemba River, then flows west along the border until it joins the Lufu River, which flows north through Angola and continues west along the border.
The
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
is Aw : Tropical savanna, wet.
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Rivers of Angola
Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo