Coporolo River

The Coporolo is an intermittent river in Angola. It flows through Dombe Grande in Benguela Province. It has sometimes been considered a permanent stream.[1] Its mouth is at the Atlantic Ocean and the drainage area is 15,674 square kilometres (6,052 sq mi).

Coporolo
Coporolo (Angola)

Seasonal flooding is a recurring problem with 6,700 people displaced in a flood in July 2011.[2] Work to control seasonal flooding to protect the town and farms was to be done the following year.

See also

References
  1. The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Africa: South and east Africa, Elisée Reclus, D. Appleton, 1890
  2. A fúria do rio Coporolo, O Pais, 7 - 3 -2011


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