Cambambe Dam

dam, Angola

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Cuanza River

  • physical features of Angola
    In Cuanza River

    Cambambe Dam (1963) supplies electricity to the Angolan capital of Luanda and provides irrigation water for the valley of the Cuanza in its lower course.

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Luanda

  • Luanda, Angola
    In Luanda

    Cambambe Dam, 110 miles (177 km) to the southeast on the Cuanza, supplies power to Luanda. Skyscrapers and wide avenues give Luanda a modern appearance. The higher part of the city, consisting of the outlying districts, is generally poverty-ridden, and the lower is commercial and…

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