Kabinda
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Kabinda
Kabinda is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 / -6.13000; 24.48000
Country DR Congo
ProvinceLomami
CommunesKabondo, Kabuelabuela, Kajiba, Mudingayi
Government
 • MayorAnne Marie Tshiabu[1]
Area
 • City27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
845 m (2,772 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • City219,154
 • Density8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
[2]
244,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
ClimateAw

6°07′48″S 24°28′48″E / 6.13000°S 24.48000°E / -6.13000; 24.48000 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. [3]

Geography

Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 572,000 inhabitants 2023.[4] The city is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda.

Second Congo War

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.[5] The town was surrounded and besieged by the Rwandans for two years, however it remained under government control.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ PopulationStat.com
  3. ↑ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Kabinda, Republic of Congo Metro Area Population 1950-2023". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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