Cameia, formerly Lumeje, is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in Moxico Leste, Angola. It is notable for being the location of

Cameia National Park Cameia National Park is a national park in the Moxico Leste province of Angola, located about 1100 m above sea level. It covers a surface of 14.450 km. It shares its name with the nearby municipality of Cameia. The Cameia– Luacano road forms ...

, which was established as a

game reserve A game reserve (also known as a game park) is a large area of land where wild animals are hunted in a controlled way for sport. If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a nature reserve; however, the focus of a game reserve ...

in 1938 and proclaimed a

national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

in 1957. The municipality also contains two lakes,

Lago Cameia __NOTOC__ Lago, which means "lake" in several languages, may refer to: Places *Lago, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy *Lago, Mexico, a municipality zone in the State of Mexico *Lago District, a ''distrito'' in Niassa Provin ...

and

Lago Dilolo Dilolo Lake is the largest lake in Angola. It is located in Moxico Leste Province. The lake is located right outside of Cameia National Park. References Dilolo Dilolo is a town in Dilolo Territory, Lualaba province, Democratic Republic o ...

, the largest lake in Angola. It had a population of 29,476 in 2014.

References

External links

Birdlife.com profile of Cameia National Park
Populated places in Moxico Leste Province Municipalities of Angola {{Angola-geo-stub