Cambambe Dam
Cambambe Dam is a dam in Angola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I and Kambambe Fortress.
Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I
Power station
The Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant across the Kwanza River at the border between Cuanza Norte Province and Bengo Province in Angola. Cambambe Hydroelectric Power Plant I is situated 280 metres northeast of Cambambe Dam.
Kambambe Fortress
Fort
The Fortress of Kambambe is a historic stronghold built by Portuguese colonialists on the east bank of the Cuanza River in Cambambe, Province of Cuanza Norte Province, Angola. Kambambe Fortress is situated 1¼ km northeast of Cambambe Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambambe and Dondo.
Cambambe
Village
Cambambe is a municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th-century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario and the Fortress of Kambambe.
Dondo
Town
Photo: L.Willms, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dondo is a town, with a population of 64,643, and a commune in the municipality of Cambambe, province of Cuanza Norte, Angola. Dondo is situated 10 km northwest of Cambambe Dam.
Cambambe Dam
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Cambambe”
- Location: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-9.75271° or 9° 45′ 10″ southLongitude
14.4807° or 14° 28′ 51″ eastElevation
164 metres (538 feet)Height
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
6F2P6FWJ+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 506144315OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
2242802Wikidata ID
Q21412317
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cambambe Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barragem de Cambambe”
- French: “barrage de Cambambe”
- French: “Barrage de Cambambe”
- Swedish: “Barragem de Cambambe”
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