Coänza

Coänza, a river of West Africa, rising in the east of Benguela, and after a generally NW. course, entering the Atlantic about 30 miles S. of St Paul de Loando, by a mouth over a mile broad. It is navigable for light vessels as far as the Cambambe cataracts, over 120 miles, and is regularly traversed as far as Dindo, a few miles below, by the trading vessels of a steamship company established by the Portuguese, who have many settlements on the banks.