Tshela

Tshela
Tshela

Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 4°58′S 12°56′E / 4.967°S 12.933°E / -4.967; 12.933
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Bas-Congo
District Bas-fleuve

Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district, in Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was the birthplace of Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the first president of the Republic of Congo, after independence from Belgium, in 1960. The town was linked to the port of Boma, Congo by an isolated narrow gauge railway, the Mayumbe Line. This 610mm gauge line lasted from 1889–1984.

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    Coordinates: 04°58′00″S 12°56′00″E / 4.96667°S 12.93333°E / -4.96667; 12.93333

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