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The Lucala River is a river 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 ...
, a right tributary of Angola's largest river, the Cuanza River.https://www.britannica.com/place/Cuanza-River#ref139026 The Lucala has its source in Uíge Province, runs through
Malanje Province Malanje is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km2 and a 2014 census population of 986,363. Malanje is the provincial capital. Geography The Malanje Province is located in the north of Angola, the provincial ...
, where it feeds the
Kalandula Falls Kalandula Falls or Calandula Falls (; formerly known as Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in the municipality of Calandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are high and wide. They are one of the largest waterf ...
, and finally empties into the Cuanza River near Massangano in
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 ...
, some kilometers downstream of Dondo.


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