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List Of Crossings Of The Congo River
This is a list of bridges and ferry crossings of the Congo River and its major tributary, tributaries. Crossings {, class="wikitable" ! Crossing ! Type ! Location ! River ! Date Opened ! State ! Coordinates Lat. Long. , - , Matadi Bridge , road and rail bridge , Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo River, Congo , 1983 , open , , - , Kongolo Bridge , road and rail bridge , Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Lualaba River, Lualaba , 1939/1968 , open , , - , Kabalo Bridge , road and rail bridge , Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Lualaba River, Lualaba , 1956 , open , , - , Bukama Bridge , rail bridge , Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Lualaba River, Lualaba , 1928 , open , , - , Bukama Road Bridge , road bridge , Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Lualaba River, Lualaba , ? , open , , - , Kisenda Bridge , rail bridge , Lualaba Province, Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles. History In ancient times The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Underworld. Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature "''Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis''". Though impractical, there is no reason why it could not work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Congo Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kananga Bridge
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. The city lies near the Lulua River, a tributary of the Kasai River and the Ilebo-Lubumbashi railway. An important commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a museum and to Kananga Airport. History German explorer Hermann Wissmann established a station in the area around present-day Kananga, on the left bank of the Lulua. Wissmann named the station Malandji, a name suggested by his 400 carriers, who were from the city of Malanje in Angola. Later on, with the construction of the railway on the other bank of the river, the station was moved, and the Lulua train station gave its name to the new town, namely Luluabourg. The old location is named Malandji-Makulu ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulua River
Lulua River is a river in the Congo basin in Africa situated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a right tributary of the Kasai River The Kasai River ( ; called Cassai in Angola) is a tributary (left side) of the Congo River, located in Central Africa. The river begins in central Angola and flows to the east until it reaches the border between Angola and the Democratic Repub .... Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasai Province
Kasai or Kasaï may refer to: Places Congo * Congo-Kasaï, one of the four large provinces of Belgian Congo * Kasaï District, in the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Kasai Province, one of the provinces of the Congo * Kasaï region in the center of Congo Japan * Kasai District, Hokkaido, a district of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan * Kasai Rinkai Park, in Edogawa, Tokyo * Kasai Station, in the Kasai section of Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan * Kasai, Hyōgo is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Other uses * Kangsabati River, or Kasai River in India * Kasai procedure, a pediatric surgery commonly for biliary atresia * Kasai (surname), a Japanese surname, lit. meaning "fire" Congo * Air Kasaï, an airline in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Congo * Compagnie du Kasai, a concession company of the Congo * Kasai Allstars, a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Congo * Kasai River disaster, a passenger ferry capsized in Congo * Kasai River, in Angola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luebo Bridge
Luebo or Lwebo is a town (officially a commune) of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the territory of the same name. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 40,115. Transport The town is on the N20 highway, and is served by Luebo Airport Luebo Airport is an airstrip serving the town of Luebo in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. See also * * * List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This is a list of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Con .... References External links OpenStreetMap - Lwebo Populated places in Kasaï Province {{DRC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwango River
The Cuango or Kwango ( pt, Rio Cuango) is a transboundary river of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest left bank tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo River basin. It flows through Malanje in Angola. The Kwango River basin has large resources of diamonds in the Chitamba-Lulo Kimberlite Cluster in Lunda Norte Province, discovered in the main river channel and on flats and terraces in its flood plains. History The Rund Kingdom, which expanded to become the Lunda Empire, encompassed territory stretching from Kwango River to the Luapula River. Its rulers partook in the slave trade. Lunda's expansion in the valley promoted a common political and cultural heritage while also promoting slave trading, accounting for the low population densities between the Kwango and Kwilu rivers.Ogot, p.607 The Portuguese colonized the Kwango River valley and usurped the Kingdom of Kasanje. The Kwango River was subject to a Portuguese treaty signing in Lisbon on May 25, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwango Province
Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was elevated to capital city of the province. The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola. Towns/territories The capital of Kwango district is Kenge. Other towns include Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba. The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south. Territories are: * Feshi * Kahemba * Kasongo Lunda * Kenge * Popokabaka History Kwango previously existed as a province from 1962 to 1966. Presidents (from 1965, governors) *23 September 1962 – 11 November 1962 Albert Delvaux (fl. 1918) * November 1962 Emmanuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
