Kabinda
Kabinda | |
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Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Kabinda | |
  Kabinda Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 6°07′48″S 24°28′48″E / 6.13000°S 24.48000°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Lomami Province |
| Communes | Kabondo, Kabuelabuela, Kajiba, Mudingayi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph Kazadi Ngoyi |
| Area | |
| • City | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • City | 219,154 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 244,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Coordinates: 6°07′48″S 24°28′48″E / 6.13000°S 24.48000°E Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth. [3]
Geography[]
Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 192 364 inhabitants 2010.[4] The city is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda.
Second Congo War[]
During the Second Congo War Kabinda was devastated by fighting between Congolese forces and Rwandan rebels, who were advancing west on their way to the diamond producing area around Mbuji-Mayi.[5] The town was surrounded and besieged by the Rwandans for two years, however it remained under government control.[6]
References[]
- ^ Lutete, Célestin (4 February 2018). "Au terme d'une série d'Ordonnances signées : Joseph Kabila nomme les nouveaux maires des villes et place un Dga à Afridex". Digital Congo (in French). Multimedia Congo (MMC). Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ PopulationStat.com
- ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ World Gazetteer: Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population[dead link] Mars 2011
- ^ Gough, David (8 September 2010). "Congo war blamed for 2 1/2 million deaths / Starvation, deprivation kill most -- fighting claims fraction of toll, study says". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ First reaching front-line hospital tell of starvation in Congo's interior Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Lubbock Online, May 6, 2001
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