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The small town of '''Shangombo''' located in Shangombo District in the Western Province of Zambia is one of the most remote towns in the country. It lies on the eastern bank of the floodplain of the Cuando River, and the bank (rather than the river channel) forms the border with Angola.
Shangombo town lies at the end of a sandy road, recently reconstructed,{{When?|date=November 2024}} running 140 km (87 mi) west across the sandy forested plain from the Kalongola Ferry across the Zambezi River just south of Senanga.
Over the years (2000-2020), Shangombo experienced a net change of -19.2kha (-5.2%) in tree cover.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Vizzuality |title=Shangombo, Western, Zambia Deforestation Rates & Statistics {{!}} GFW |url=https://www.globalforestwatch.org/country/ZMB/10/7/?category=land-use |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.globalforestwatch.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2010, it had 11.9kha of tree cover, but in 2021, Shangombo lost 428ha of tree cover.<ref name=":1" />
==References== {{reflist}} :'''General references''' :*Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000. :*Spectrum">Camerapix (1996). "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Nairobi: Camerapix International Publishing. {{ISBN|1-874041-14-8}}.
Category:Populated places in Western Province, Zambia
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