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 | |
| • Provincial capital and city | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Provincial capital and city | 219,154 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 244,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
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.
Geography
Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 192 364 inhabitants 2010.[3] 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.[4] The town was surrounded and besieged by the Rwandans for two years, however it remained under government control.[5]
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). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ PopulationStat.com
- ^ World Gazetteer: Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Mars 2011
- ^ Gough, David (8 September 2010). "Congo war blamed for 21⁄2 million deaths / Starvation, deprivation kill most -- fighting claims fraction of toll, study says". The San Francisco Chronicle.
{{cite news}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|title=at position 23 (help) - ^ 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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