Kwango River, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 27 relations: Angola, Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, Angolan Civil War, Bandundu (city), Cacolo, Congo River, Cuango, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai River, Kasanje Kingdom, Kingdom of Lunda, Kwilu River, Lisbon, Luapula River, Lunda Norte Province, Lunda Sul Province, Lusaka Protocol, Malanje, Natural rubber, Palm oil, Pende people, Portuguese Angola, Provinces of Angola, Slavery in Africa, Suku people, UNITA, Yaka people.

2. Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border
3. Rivers of Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.

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Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border

The Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border is 2,646 km (1,644 mi) in length and consists of two non-contiguous sections: a 225 km (140 mi) section along the border with Angola's province of Cabinda, running from the Atlantic Ocean to the tripoint with the Republic of Congo, and a much longer 2,421 km (1,504 mi) section running from the Atlantic to the tripoint with Zambia.

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Angolan Civil War

The Angolan Civil War (Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002.

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Bandundu (city)

Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Cacolo

Cacolo is a town and municipality in Lunda Sul Province in Angola.

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Congo River

The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around. Kwango River and Congo River are Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, border rivers, International rivers of Africa, rivers of Angola and rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Cuango, Angola

Cuango, also Cuango-Luzamba or Luzamba, is a town, commune, and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Kasai River

The Kasai River (Mto Kasai,; called Cassai in Angola) is a left bank tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa. Kwango River and Kasai River are Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, border rivers, International rivers of Africa, rivers of Angola and rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kasanje Kingdom

The Kasanje Kingdom (1620–1910), also known as the Jaga Kingdom, was a Central African state.

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Kingdom of Lunda

The Kingdom of Lunda (c. 1665 – c. 1887) was a confederation of states in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, north-eastern Angola, and north-western Zambia.

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Kwilu River

The Kwilu River (Portuguese: Rio Cuílo; French: Rivière Kwilu; Dutch: Kwilu Rivier) is a major river in both Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province in Angola as well as Kwilu Province, formerly known as Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the city of Bandundu, where it joins the Kwango River just before this stream enters the Kasai River. Kwango River and Kwilu River are International rivers of Africa, rivers of Angola and rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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Luapula River

The Luapula River is a north-flowing river of central Africa, within the Congo River watershed. Kwango River and Luapula River are border rivers, International rivers of Africa and rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Lunda Norte Province

Lunda Norte (North Lunda) is a province of Angola.

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Lunda Sul Province

Lunda Sul ("South Lunda") is a province of Angola.

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Lusaka Protocol

The Lusaka Protocol, initialed in Lusaka, Zambia on 31 October 1994, attempted to end the Angolan Civil War by integrating and disarming UNITA and starting national reconciliation.

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Malanje

Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census).

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Natural rubber

Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.

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Palm oil

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms.

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Pende people

The Pende people (singular: Mupende; plural: Bapende, Bapindi) also known as the Phende people, are an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Portuguese Angola

In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of Estado Novo Portugal (1951–1972), and the State of Angola of the Portuguese Empire (1972–1975).

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Provinces of Angola

Angola is divided into eighteen provinces, known in Portuguese as províncias.

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Slavery in Africa

Slavery has historically been widespread in Africa.

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Suku people

The Suku people or Basuku (plural) are an ethnic group of Bantu origin who traditionally inhabit the south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Angola.

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UNITA

The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola.

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Yaka people

The Yaka are an African ethnic group found in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Angola border to their west.

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See also

Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border

• 7th parallel south
• 8th parallel south
• Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border
• Cabinda Province
• Chiloango River
• Congo River
• Kasai River
• Kwango River
• Kwenge River
• Lufu River
• M'pozo River
• Wamba River

Rivers of Angola

• Bengo River
• Bentiaba River
• Bero River
• Catumbela River
• Chiloango River
• Congo River
• Coporolo River
• Cuando River
• Cuanza River
• Cuelei River
• Cunene River
• Curoca River
• Cutato River
• Cuvo River
• Dande River
• Kasai River
• Kwango River
• Kwenge River
• Kwilu River
• List of rivers of Angola
• Loange River
• Longa River (Angola)
• Luanginga River
• Lucala River
• Luena River, Angola
• Lufu River
• Lungezi River
• Lungwebungu River
• M'pozo River
• Maino (Angola)
• Mbridge River
• Okavango River
• Rio Quicombo
• Wamba River
• Zambezi
• Zambezi River

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwango_River

Also known as River Cuango.