Luacano is a town and municipality in Moxico Leste Province, Angola.

[1] The Luacano River (Rio Luacano) flows past the town to the west before entering the Kasai River, which forms the border between Moxico and Luanda Sul.

[2] During negotiations over the border between the Belgian Congo and Portuguese Angola the Belgians pushed for making the Luacano River part of the border.

[3] In 2012, a long-awaited shortcut between the Angola's Benguela Railway and the Zambian copper mines is being built.

The shortcut leaves the mainline east of Luacano.