Canhoca is a town in northwestern
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
. It belongs to
Cuanza Norte Province
The Cuanza Norte Province (; ) is province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km2 and a population of 443,386. Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and is a former provincial governor. The 1,400 met ...
.
Namesake
There is another town in Angola with the same name in
Benguela Province
Benguela () is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of and its capital is Benguela. According ...
.
Transport
Canhoca is a junction station on the
Luanda Railway
The Luanda Railway (sometimes called Angola Railway) is a single-track Cape gauge railway line from the Angolan capital of Luanda to Malanje. A branch line departs the railway at Zenza do Itombe for Dondo. The line is operated by the state o ...
for a short branch to the north.
See also
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Railway stations in Angola
Railway stations in Angola include:
Towns served by rail
North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL)
(Also known as '' Luanda Railway'') (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge)
* Luanda – port – national capital; junction
** Bung ...
References
Populated places in Cuanza Norte Province
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