Kananga (Kasaï-Occidental, Congo)
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Name (Hebrew)
קננגה (מחוז קאסאי מערב, קונגו)
Name (Latin)
Kananga (Kasaï-Occidental, Congo)
Other forms of name
nne Kananga (Kasai-Occidental, Zaire)
Coordinates
22.41666667 22.41666667 -5.896111111 -5.896111111 (gooearth )
Associated country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- BGN req. 7-26-83(Kananga, ppl, 5°54ʹS, 22°25ʹE, 6 others by same name)
- Cath. Ch. Archd. of Kan. (Kasai, Occ., Zaire). L'Archidiocèse de Kananga ... 1982- :v. 3, t.p. (Kananga, Zaïre) p. 9 (Archdiocese of Kananga located in Kasai Occidental)
- BGN req. 7-26-83(Kananga, ppl, 5⁰54ʹS, 22⁰25ʹE, 6 others by same name)
- Phone call to BGN 8-18-83(Located in Région du Kasai-Occidental)
- Petit Larousse ill., 1973(Kananga, formerly Luluabourg)
Wikipedia description:
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,524,000 in 2021. The city lies near the Lulua River, a tributary of the Kasai River and the Ilebo-Lubumbashi railway. An important commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a museum and to Kananga Airport.
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