Luacano
Luacano | |
|---|---|
  Luacano Location within Angola | |
| Coordinates: 11°13′S 21°39′E / 11.217°S 21.650°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Moxico Leste |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 20,755 |
Luacano is a town and municipality in Moxico Leste Province, Angola. The municipality had a population of 20,755 in 2014.[1]
The Luacano River (Rio Luacano) flows past the town to the west before entering the Kasai River, which forms the border between Moxico and Luanda Sul.[2] During negotiations over the border between the Belgian Congo and Portuguese Angola the Belgians pushed for making the Luacano River part of the border.[3]
Transport
[edit]A new rail line, part of the Lobito Corridor, was proposed in 2023 as a direct link between Angola's Benguela Railway at Luacano and the Zambian Copperbelt at Chingola.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Moxico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Node: Luacano (1718720844)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-09-26
- ↑ The Geographer (1972), "Angola-Zaire Boundary", International Boundary Study, US Department of State, p. 144.6, retrieved 2021-04-04
- ↑ "Connecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Angola to Global Markets through the Lobito Corridor". 17 March 2026.
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