Kwango River
| Kwango River Rio Cuango Rivière Kwango Kwango Rivier Quango | |
|---|---|
Tazua Falls on Kwango River in Angola | |
NASA Satellite map showing Kwango River entering Kasai River | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Alto Chicapa |
| • location | Angola, Angola |
| • elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) |
| Mouth | At Bandundu into Kasai River in Congo River basin |
• coordinates | 3°14.666′S 17°22.416′E / 3.244433°S 17.373600°E |
| Length | 1,100 km (680 mi) |
| Basin size | 263,500 km2 (101,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bandundu |
| • average | 3,299 m3/s (116,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cuango |
The Cuango or Kwango (Portuguese: Rio Cuango; French: Rivière Kwango; Dutch: Kwango Rivier) is a transboundary river of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest left bank tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo River basin. It flows through Malanje in Angola. The Kwango River basin has large resources of diamonds in the Chitamba-Lulo Kimberlite Cluster in Lunda Norte Province, discovered in the main river channel and on flats and terraces in its flood plains. In the 19th century, the Kwango River was also called the Quango, especially in the works of explorer David Livingstone.