Lodja is a remote town in Sankuru Province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is served by Lodja Airport, about seven kilometres from the town, and is a hub for rice production in the province and for diamond mining in the country. The town is home to many Tetela people, and the Otetela language is spoken by most of the province, with Lingala, French and other languages used alongside it. Censuses counted 28,671 residents in 1984, 52,798 in 2004, 64,147 in 2012 and 68,244 in 2016. Lodja Hospital was built in the 1950s under Belgian rule but left unfinished at independence in 1960, and rebel forces held the town during the Second Congo War from April 1999 until early 2000.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.deCities and towns table, 2004 estimate
Lodja SAN 28,671 52,798 4000
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -3.5211,23.6005 (Lodja)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Lodja, 476 mQuote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Lodja, 476 m
"elevation": 476.0
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and CoastlineQuote, 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
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -3.75 23.75 containing Lodja, class AwQuote, Grid cell -3.75 23.75 containing Lodja, class Aw
-3.75 23.75 Aw
5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/LubumbashiQuote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo (east)
Lodja (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, LeadQuote, Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru (formerly Kasaï-Oriental) province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 listQuote, In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Democratic Republic of the Congo 180 COD
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