Luacano

Luacano
Luacano is located in Angola
Luacano
Luacano
Coordinates: 11°13′S 21°39′E / 11.217°S 21.650°E / -11.217; 21.650
CountryAngola
ProvinceMoxico
Population
 (2014)
 • Total20,755

Luacano is a town and municipality in Moxico 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

In 2012, a long-awaited short cut between the Angola's Benguela Railway and the Zambian copper mines is being built. The short cut leaves the mainline east of Luacano.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província do Moxico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Node: Luacano (1718720844)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-09-26
  3. ^ The Geographer (1972), "Angola-Zaire Boundary", International Boundary Study, US Department of State, p. 144.6, retrieved 2021-04-04



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