Kabongo is a town in eastern
Democratic Republic of the 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 ...
. It is also the seat of the current muLopwe (Grand Chief or King) of the Kabongo lineage of the
Baluba
The Luba people or Baluba are an ethno-linguistic group indigenous to the south-central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The majority of them live in this country, residing mainly in Katanga Province, Katanga, Kasai region, Kasai a ...
royal line, Kumwimba Kabongo Kansh'imbu. It is within a few miles of the historical capital of the
Luba Kingdom
The Kingdom of Luba or Luba Empire (1585–1889) was a pre-colonial Central African state that arose in the marshy grasslands of the Upemba Depression in what is now southern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Origins and foundation
Archaeologic ...
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Transport
It is served by a station on a branch of the national railway network.
See also
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Railway stations in DRCongo
Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include:
Maps
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Stations served by passenger trains
Stations served by rail
Existing
Matadi–Kinshasa Railway
* Ango-Ango
* Matadi
* Mpozo
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References
Populated places in Haut-Lomami
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