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Encyclopedia > Cuanza River

The Cuanza River is a river in Angola. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean just south of the nation's capital, Luanda.


The river gives its name to two provinces of Angola: Cuanza Norte, which lies on the river's north bank, and Cuanza Sul, on the south bank.


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Also part of Angola is the territory of Cabinda, a small enclave located on the Atlantic coast north of the mouth of the Congo River and separated from the rest of Angola by a small strip of territory belonging to the DRC.
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Valuable tropical woods are found on the plateau, north of the Cuanza River.
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