Fun fact 5 about Kananga
city
A railway accident on 1 August 2007, caused by a brake failure, resulted in 100 fatalities 100 miles west of Kananga.
Kananga
DR Congo
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city
Kananga
DR Congo
Country
DR Congo
Population
1.2M
Coordinates
-5.88, 22.42
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.
From the “Rail accidents” section
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