The Longa is a river in central Angola. The river forms the southern border of Kissama National Park and the border of Bengo Province and Cuanza Sul Province. Its mouth is protected by a long sand spit at the Atlantic Ocean. It has two major tributaries, Nhia and Mugige.Source Book for the Inland Fishery Resources of Africa, Issue 18, Volume 1, J.-P. vanden Bossche, G. M. Bernacsek, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1990, The floodplain in the lower reaches of the river includes Lake Hengue and Lake Toto.

An eco-tourist fishing lodge is at the mouth of the river. A mercenary base was located on the Longa River during the Angola Civil War.War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars-the Modern Mercenary in Combat, Al J. Venter, Casemate Publishers, Apr 19, 2006

The Chiloglanis sardinhai (a catfish) is known only from the Longa and Caimbambo Rivers.Chiloglanis sardinhai, Red List, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 2007

See also List of rivers of Angola

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