Popokabaka (CD)

Popokabaka is a town (13 082 inhabitants in 2012) in the Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative centre of Popokabaka Territory.

Popokabaka lies on the right bank of the river Kwango River. Francis Dhanis, an agent of the Congo Free State, established a station here around 1890. The territory of Popokabaka borders with Angola in the southwest. For a long time Popokabaka was the commercial center for trade with Portuguese traders who were selling essential items and buying local products. The military post at Popokabaka was used to control the flow of rubber into Portuguese Congo.

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Republic

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Belgian Congo period 1909-1960

Opening date?

Circle on the 1947 issue (to be confirmed)