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Kongolo

Middle Africa

Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, standing on the Lualaba River, the largest headstream of the Congo River. It has long been a crossroads of inter-ethnic politics, and riverine trade has been prominent there. Its railway hub made it an important link between the Copper Belt and bases to the north, and its eastward branch connects to the provincial capital Kalemie on Lake Tanganyika. The Kongolo Bridge carries the railway over the Lualaba. The article gives 62,455 residents. Its history includes the killing of missionaries on 1 January 1962 and the Project North Shaba maize programme funded by USAID from 1976 to 1986.

Facts
Population
50,212 1
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Coastal
No 2
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Cities & Towns table, 2004-07-01 estimate column
    Kongolo TAN 27,267 50,212 3600
  • Cities & Towns table, estimate dated 2004-07-01
    Kongolo TAN 27,267 50,212 3600
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Quote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo (east)
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Kongolo (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
    Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead
    Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Quote, In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Democratic Republic of the Congo 180 COD
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