Capanda Dam

The Capanda Dam 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.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: hydroelectric dam on the Kwanza River in Malanje Province, Angola
  • Also known as: “Barajul capanda”, “Barrage de kapanda”, “Barragem de Capanda”, “Capandademningen”, and “Usina Hidroelétrica de Capanda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kapanda Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the Capanda Dam… is situated 3 km north of Capanda Dam.

Capanda Dam

Latitude
-9.79565° or 9° 47′ 44″ south
Longitude
15.4655° or 15° 27′ 56″ east
Elevation
882 metres (2,894 feet)
Height
110 metres (361 feet)
Open location code
6F2Q6F38+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202428441
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7784750
Wiki­data ID
Q2885177
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Capanda Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد كاباندا”
  • Catalan: “embassament de Capanda”
  • Catalan: “Presa de Capanda”
  • Cebuano: “Central de Capanda”
  • Chinese: “卡潘達水壩”
  • Dutch: “Capanda Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد كاباندا”
  • French: “Barrage de Capanda”
  • French: “barrage de Kapanda”
  • French: “Barrage de Kapanda”
  • Fulah: “Baraas Kapanda”
  • German: “Staudamm Capanda”
  • German: “Talsperre Capanda”
  • Hausa: “Dam din Capanda”
  • Hindi: “कपंडा बाँध”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Capanda”
  • Italian: “diga di Capanda”
  • Italian: “Diga di Capanda”
  • Japanese: “カパンダ・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Capanda-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Capanda-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد کاپاندا”
  • Polish: “Zapora Capanda”
  • Portuguese: “Central Hidroelétrica de Capanda”
  • Romanian: “Barajul Capanda”
  • Russian: “Капанда”
  • Russian: “Плотина Капанда”
  • Spanish: “Presa de Capanda”
  • Swedish: “Central de Capanda”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Капанда”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Capanda and Pungo-Andongo.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Capanda and Столовая.

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