Dande (river)
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Dande Dange |
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 Rio Dande (1888, picture by Paul Langlois) |
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 Angola
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| River system | Dande | |
| source | at the município Quitexe in the province of Uíge 7 ° 56 ′ 37 ″ S , 15 ° 3 ′ 24 ″ E |
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| Source height | 740 m | |
| muzzle | at Barra do Dande (municipio Dande ) in the Atlantic Coordinates: 8 ° 28 ′ 28 " S , 13 ° 22 ′ 16" E 8 ° 28 ′ 28 " S , 13 ° 22 ′ 16" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 740 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.6 ‰ | |
| length | 285 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Mabubas Reservoir | |
| Medium-sized cities | Caxito | |
The Dande or Dange is a river in Angola .
course
It originates from the município Quitexe , a former mission station founded by Italian Capuchins in 1947/48 in the province of Uíge , where it is known as Dange . The river separates the northern provinces of Uige and Cuanza Norte and these in turn from the province of Bengo . It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Barra do Dande .
Energy generation
In its course, the Dande feeds the Mabubas dam. The plant is located about 6 km northeast of the provincial capital Caxito and was built by the Portuguese in 1960 to power the cities and industries in the Bengo Valley and sabotaged by South Africans during the Angolan civil war in the 1980s and is still not in operation again. In its further course it flows through the city of Caxito, in the município Dande . On its last section, the river water is mainly used for irrigation and use of agricultural facilities that have settled on the banks.
Individual evidence
- ^ FAO - Source book for the inland fishery resources of Africa
- ↑ The Capuchin Mission and the Church of Quitexe with pictures (Portuguese)
- ↑ Panoramio with pictures of the dam
- ↑ Globusvision: Electricity is partly imported ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ AngoNotícias: Cambembe and Mabuabas hydropower plants to be rebuilt May 22, 2008 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Blog Afonso Loureiro: Memórias alheias (travel report) (Portuguese)
