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Kisangani | |
|---|---|
Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Kisangani | |
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| Nickname: Boyoma | |
  Kisangani Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 0°31′0″N 25°12′0″E / 0.51667°N 25.20000°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Province | Tshopo Province |
| Communes | Lubunga, Makiso, Mangobo, Tshopo, Kabondo, Kisangani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Delly Likunde[2] |
| Area | |
• City | 1,910 km2 (740 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• City | 1,602,144[1] |
| • Density | 839/km2 (2,170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,081,000[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| License Plate Code |  CGO / 25 |
Kisangani (/kiːsəŋˈɡɑːni/), formerly Stanleyville (Dutch: Stanleystad), is the capital of Tshopo Province, located on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4] It is the country's fifth-most populous urban area, with an estimated population of 1,602,144 as of 2016,[1] and the largest of the cities in the tropical woodlands of the Congo.[5]
Geographically, Kisangani is flanked by Banalia Territory to the north, Bafwasende to the east, Ubundu Territory to the south, and is bordered by both Opala and Isangi Territories to the west.[6] The city spans an area of 1,910 square kilometers and is situated within the equatorial forest plain at coordinates 0°30' north latitude and 25°20' east longitude, just 80 kilometers from the equator.[4][6] Kisangani is located approximately 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) from the mouth of the Congo River, making it the farthest navigable point upstream.[7]
Kisangani is administratively divided into six communes.[4][7] Five communes—Kabondo, Kisangani, Makiso, Mangobo, and Tshopo—are strategically situated on the right bank, while the Lubunga commune is on the left bank.[7]
Kisangani is the nation's most important inland port after Kinshasa, an important commercial hub point for river and land transportation and a major marketing and distribution centre for the north-eastern part of the country.[8][9][10][11] It has been the commercial capital of the northern Congo since the late 19th century.[9][12][13]
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- ^ Wanday, Aristote (12 January 2023). "Tshopo : installation du nouveau maire de la ville de Kisangani" (in French). Agence congolaise de presse (ACP). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo Population". Population Stat. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Ngilinga, Michel; Bondekwe, Florent; Alongo, Sylvain (25 July 2022). "Diversité floristique des arbres d'alignement de quelques voiries publiques de la commune Tshopo dans la ville de Kisangani, RD Congo" [Floristic diversity of street trees on some public roads in the Tshopo commune in the city of Kisangani, DR Congo]. Laecolie.org (in French). pp. 29–30. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "KISANGANI – Encyclopædia Universalis". Universalis.fr. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b Tondolembe, Emile Lambert Lambe (2009). "Couverture médiatique pendant les élections présidentielles et législatives dans la ville de Kisangani" [Media coverage during the presidential and legislative elections in the city of Kisangani] (in French). Kisangani, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Kisangani. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Osinkia, Francis Kempay; Balumisa, Gaston Enambumbi; Nimuk, Jonas Ngoy Ilunga; Bahwere, Merveille Kamara (15 June 2024). "Perceptions et stratégies d'adaptations des maraichers aux perturbations climatiques dans la ville de Kisangani, RD Congo" [Perceptions and adaptation strategies of market gardeners to climate disruptions in the city of Kisangani, DR Congo]. Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires (in French). 12 (2): 85–90. doi:10.5281/zenodo.11443775. ISSN 2550-4401.
- ^ Harmon, Daniel E.; Fish, Bruce; Fish, Becky Durost (February 2001). The Congo. New York, New York, United States: Infobase Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7910-6198-5.
- ^ a b Boya, Loso Kiteti (2010). D.R. Congo. Bloomington, Indiana, United States. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-1-4500-8249-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "RDC: le port de Kisangani au ralenti faute d'entretien des voies navigables et des routes" [DRC: Kisangani port at a standstill due to lack of maintenance of waterways and roads]. RFI (in French). Paris, France. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Kibangula, Trésor (23 December 2014). "RDC: le réveil de Kisangani, la belle endormie" [DRC: the awakening of Kisangani, the sleeping beauty]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Brahm, Felix (23 November 2022). Merchandise of Power: Der Waffenhandel zwischen Europa und Ostafrika (1850–1919) [Merchandise of Power: The arms trade between Europe and East Africa (1850–1919)] (in German). Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany: Campus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-593-45427-6.
- ^ Malu-Malu, Jean-Jacques Arthur (2014). Le Congo Kinshasa (in French). Paris, France: Éditions Karthala. pp. 381–383. ISBN 978-2-8111-1283-7.