Canhoca, Angola

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Canhoca
Commune
Country Angola
ProvinceCuanza Norte
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
3,500
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Canhoca is a commune and municipal headquarters of Cazengo in northwestern Angola.[1][2] It is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of N'dalatando, the capital of Cuanza Norte Province.[3][4] As of 2021, it had an estimated population of 3,500 and an area of 1,525 square kilometres (589 sq mi).[4] Agricultural crops cultivated in the region include citrus fruits, cassava, maize, peanuts, and bananas.[4]

Transport

Canhoca is served by a junction station on the Luanda Railway connecting Luanda and Malanje, with a short branch to the north.[5][6]

Historical film

The 2004 film Cambaio da Canhoca (The Train of Canhoca) produced by Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira is the dramatization of a real-life atrocity in 1957, when at least 50 Angolans were arrested by Portuguese colonial authorities in Malanje Province.[7][8][9] En route from Malanje to Luanda, the political prisoners were abandoned and left to die of asphyxiation in a closed train wagon at Canhoca railway station.[7][1][9]

Development

The commune of Canhoca has had electricity via the public network since 2021.[4] Shortly after being crowned Miss Angola 2026, Wandeleia Rodrigues Bango announced a social project to create an intelligent domestic tourism system in Canhoca.[10]

See also

References

  1. "CANHOCA, A COMUNA QUE SE TRANSFERIU PARA O MUNDO DA SÉTIMA ARTE". RNA – UNIMOS O PAÍS (in Portuguese). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. "Cuanza-Norte signale 13 décès dus au choléra dans le secteur de Luinha". AllAfrica.com (in French). 16 March 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via ProQuest.
  3. "Camponeses querem mercado". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 16 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via PressReader.
  4. "Lancement du projet d'électrification de Canhoca". AllAfrica.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via ProQuest.
  5. "Le vandalisme de la ligne compromet la circulation des trains sur le tronçon Luanda/Malanje". AllAfrica.com (in French). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via ProQuest.
  6. Rickwood, C. E. (March 1967). "Coconuts, Cane & Coffee". The Industrial Railway Record. The Industrial Railway Society. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. Fernando Arenas (2011). Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence. University of Minnesota Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-8166-6983-7 – via Google Books.
  8. "IACAM Runs Movie Session in Malanje". AllAfrica.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via ProQuest.
  9. "Films | Africultures : Train de Canhoca (Le) | Comboio Da Cañhoca". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  10. "Angola: Miss Angola to Dedicate Herself to Sustainable Tourism". AllAfrica.com. Angola Press Agency. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

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