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Kananga

#255 in World

DR Congo

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Population
1.2M
Coordinates
-5.8833, 22.4167
Category
cities

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Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,524,000 in 2021.

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