The Chiloango River ( pt, Rio Chiluango, also known as Kakongo River, Louango, Shiloango and Rio Hi) is a

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in western

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. It forms the westernmost part of the

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between the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and the

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, and then forms approximately half of the

between the DRC and Cabinda,

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passing just south of the town of

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. The river then bisects Cabinda, making it the most important river in the province. It enters the

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just north of the town of Cacongo.United States. Hydrographic Office (1916) ''Africa Pilot: The southewest coast of Africa from Cape Palmas to the Cape of Good Hope, including the islands of St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, and neighboring islands'' Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., volume 1
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Notes

Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Rivers of Angola International rivers of Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border Border rivers {{Angola-river-stub