Kananga (CD)

Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg (FR) and Luluaburg (NL), is the capital city (1,271,704 inhabitants in 2015) 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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Republic

Bilingual in 1968.

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Belgian Congo period 1909-1960

Bilingual in 1957.

Congo Independent State 1886-1909

to be confirmed

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