Luena River

Luena River

Luena (may also be spelt Lwena) is the name of a number of rivers in south-central Africa:
* Luena River, Angola in the east of the country, a tributary of the upper Zambezi
* Luena River, Western Zambia, a tributary of the Zambezi
* Luena-Luongo River in the Luapula Province of Zambia, the Luena being a swampy tributary of the Luongo
* Luena River, Bangweulu also in the Luapula Province of Zambia, which flows into the western side of Lake Bangweulu, forming a wetland near its mouth and giving its name to a nearby mission.


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