Luangwa River

The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the River, and one of the four biggest rivers of . The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Zambia
  • Also known as: Loangwa”, “Rio Aruangua Grande”, “Rio Luangua”, and “Songole

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luangwa and Zumbo.

Town
is a town in , at the confluence of the and Zambezi Rivers, which was called Feira until 1964. It is headquarters of a in . is situated 3 km southwest of Luangwa River.

Town
is the westernmost town in , on the Zambezi River. Lying on the north-east bank of the Zambezi-Luangwa River confluence, it is a border town, with across the Luangwa River and diagonally across the Zambezi and 2 km upstream. is situated 3½ km southeast of Luangwa River.

Luangwa River

Latitude
-15.6° or 15° 36′ south
Longitude
30.41667° or 30° 25′ east
Elevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)
Open location code
5GPGCC28+2M
Geo­Names ID
1052787
Wiki­data ID
Q1321671
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Luangwa River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Luangwa-rivier
  • Asturian: Ríu Luangwa
  • Belarusian: Луангва
  • Belarusian: Рака Луангва
  • Bulgarian: Луангва
  • Catalan: Riu Luangwa
  • Cebuano: Luangwa River
  • Chinese: 卢安瓜河
  • Chinese: 盧安瓜河
  • Chuvash: Луангва
  • Czech: Luangwa
  • Danish: Luangwa
  • Dutch: Luangwa
  • Esperanto: Rivero Luangvo
  • French: Luangwa
  • French: Rivière Luangwa
  • Georgian: ლუანგვა
  • German: Luangwa
  • Hebrew: נהר לואנגווה
  • Hindi: लुंग्वा नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Luangwa
  • Irish: Abhainn Luangwa
  • Italian: Luangwa
  • Japanese: ルアングワ川
  • Korean: 루앙과강
  • Latvian: Luangva
  • Lithuanian: Luangva
  • Malayalam: ലുവാങ്ഗ്വ നദി
  • Mingrelian: ლუანგვა
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Luangwa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Luangwa
  • Norwegian: Luangwa
  • Polish: Luangua
  • Polish: Luangwa
  • Portuguese: Rio Aruângua
  • Portuguese: Rio Luangwa
  • Russian: Аруангуа
  • Russian: Лвангва
  • Russian: Луангва
  • South Azerbaijani: لوانقوآ چایی
  • Spanish: Luangwa
  • Spanish: Rio Luangwa
  • Spanish: Río Luangwa
  • Swahili: Luangwa
  • Swahili: Mto Luangwa
  • Swedish: Luangwa River
  • Swedish: Luangwa
  • Swedish: Luangwafloden
  • Thai: แม่น้ำลูอังวา
  • Turkish: Luangwa Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Луангва
  • Vietnamese: Sông Luangwa
  • Welsh: Afon Luangwa

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