Cacongo (municipality)

Cacongo (ex-Lândana, Concelho de Cacongo, Malemba, or Molembo) is a municipality in Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. Its principal town is Cacongo. Landana lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to Landana Bay. The municipality covers 1,679 square kilometres (648 sq mi) and had a population of 39,076 at the 2014 Census; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 44,974.

Ponta de Lândana Lighthouse
Kakongo
LocationPonta de Lândana
Lândana
Angola
Coordinates5°14′30″S 12°08′00″E
Tower
Constructed1950s 
Constructionmasonry tower
Height8 m (26 ft) 
Shapequadrangular tower
Markingswhite tower
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Light
Focal height60 m (200 ft) 
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) 
CharacteristicOc W 5s 
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