Capanda

Capanda is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,016 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kapanda Airport and Capanda Dam.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the project near Kapanda, a village in , Angola.

Dam
Photo: Eribeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a hydroelectric dam on the Kwanza River in , . Built in 1987–2007 by the Russian company Tekhnopromexport, general designer - the institute Hydroproject The facility generates power by utilizing four turbines and 130 megawatts each, totalling the installed capacity to 520 megawatts. is situated 3½ km southeast of Capanda.

Capanda

Latitude
-9.77444° or 9° 46′ 28″ south
Longitude
15.44494° or 15° 26′ 42″ east
Elevation
1,016 metres (3,333 feet)
IATA airport code
KNP
United Nations Location Code
AO KNP
Open location code
6F2Q6CGV+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2123967326
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2242450
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Satellite Map

Discover Capanda from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Capanda” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Капанда”

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