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 |
| Communes | Kabondo, Kabuelabuela, Kajiba, Mudingayi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anne Marie Tshiabu[1] |
| Area | |
• City | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 572,000 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi) |
| 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. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth. [2]
Geography
[edit]Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. It has 572,000 inhabitants as of 2023.[3] The city is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda.
Second Congo War
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Mukuna, Merveille (24 March 2023). "Lomami : neuf prisonniers bénéficiaires de la grâce présidentielle libérés à Kabinda". Global Infos (in French). TopCom Consult. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Kabinda, Republic of Congo Metro Area Population 1950-2023". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ 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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