Kongolo, Katanga

Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the west bank of the Lualaba River, the largest headstream of the Congo River. It has 62 455 inhabitants.[1]

Namesakes

There are plenty of other towns in Congo with the same name.

Transport

Kongolo is served by a railway station on the national system, which bridges the river at this point via the Kongolo Bridge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Gazetteer: Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Mars 2011

Coordinates: 05°24′S 27°00′E / 5.400°S 27.000°E / -5.400; 27.000

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