Kananga
Provincial capital and city in Kasai-Central, DR Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the municipality in the Philippines, see Kananga, Leyte. For the villain in the James Bond film Live and Let Die, see Mister Big (James Bond).
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.[3]
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Kananga | |
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Provincial capital and city | |
Ville de Kananga | |
Coordinates: 5°53′32″S 22°24′10″E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Province | Kasai-Central |
Founded | 1884 |
City status | 1958 |
Communes | Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha, Nganza |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rose Muadi[1] |
Area | |
• City | 743 km2 (287 sq mi) |
Elevation | 608 m (1,995 ft) |
Population (2015)[2] | |
• City | 1,271,704 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,170,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Climate | Aw |
National language | Tshiluba |
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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.