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The Coporolo is an intermittent
river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
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 flows through
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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 ...
. It has sometimes been considered a permanent stream. Its mouth is at the Atlantic Ocean and the drainage area is . Seasonal flooding is a recurring problem with 6,700 people displaced in a flood in July 2011.A fúria do rio Coporolo
O Pais, 7 - 3 -2011 Work to control seasonal flooding to protect the town and farms was to be done the following year.


See also

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List of rivers of Angola This is a list of rivers in Angola. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean *Chiloango River *Congo River **Inkisi River **Kasai River (Cassai River) ***Kwango ...


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