Luacano
Place in Moxico Leste, Angola
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Luacano is a town and municipality in Moxico Leste Province, Angola. The municipality had a population of 20,755 in 2014.[1]
Luacano | |
|---|---|
  Luacano Location within Angola | |
| Coordinates: 11°13′S 21°39′E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Moxico Leste |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 20,755 |
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
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]
