The capital of Tshopo Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Stanleyville, situated on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin. It is the country's fifth-most populous urban area, with an estimated population of 1,602,144 as of 2016, and the largest city in the Congo's tropical woodlands.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Kisangani (Wikipedia)
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It is the country's fifth-most populous urban area, with an estimated population of 1,602,144 as of 2016, and the largest of the cities in the tropical woodlands of the Congo.
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The city spans an area of 1,910 square kilometres (740 sq mi) and is situated within the equatorial forest plain at coordinates 0°30' north latitude and 25°20' east longitude, just 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the equator.
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447
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coordinates = 0°31′0″N 25°12′0″E
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