Kanda may refer to:

People

Kanda Bongo Man Kanda Bongo Man (born Bongo Kanda; 1955) is a Congolese soukous musician. Kanda Bongo Man was born in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. H ...

(born 1955), Congolese soukous musician

Places

Kanda, Tokyo is an area in northeastern Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Kanda was a ward prior to 1947. When the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Kojimachi to form the modern Chiyoda. Kanda ...

, an area in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan **

Kanda Station (Tokyo) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro operate individual portions of the station. Lines * JR East ** Keihin-Tōhoku Line ** Yamanote Line ** Chūō Line (Rapid) * Tokyo Metro ** Toky ...

, a railway station in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo *

Kanda River The stretches 24.6 km from Inokashira Park in Mitaka to the Sumida River under the Ryōgoku Bridge at the boundary of Taitō, Chūō, and Sumida. Its entire length lies within Tokyo, Japan. It drains an area of 105.0 km². The go ...

, a river in Tokyo, Japan *

Kanda, Fukuoka is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, on the Japanese home island of Kyushu, which is one of the four main islands. Kanda is a suburb of the city of Kitakyushu. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population ...

, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in which the southern half of Kitakyushu Airport is located **

Kanda Station (Fukuoka) is a railway station in Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Lines Kanda Station is served by the Nippō Main Line. Adjacent stations See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain ...

, a train station in Kanda, Fukuoka * Kanda, Bajhang, Nepal * Kanda, Bajura, Nepal *

Kanda, Rapti Kanda is a village development committee in Eastern Rukum District in Lumbini Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

, Nepal *

Kanda, Uttarakhand Kanda is a small historic, scenic town and tehsil in Bageshwar district, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. History Kanda was ruled by the Katyuri Kings from the 7th to the 13th century. Upon the disintegration of the Katyuris in 13th century, ...

, a town in Uttarakhand, India *Kanda, a town in

Ngounié Province Ngounié is a province of south-central Gabon covering an area of . Its capital is Mouila. At the 2013 census it had 100,838 inhabitants. In 2016, its governor was Benjamin Nzigou. History The province is named after the Ngounié River, which ...

, Gabon *Kanda Estates, a residential development in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

, Ghana *Kanda, Mohács, Hungary

Other uses

Kanda (lineage) Kanda (plural ''makanda''; before 1700 the singular was ''dikanda'' or ''likanda'') in Kikongo is any social or analytical group, but often applied to lineages or groups of associated people who form a faction, band or other group. In Kongo documen ...

, a lineage and often ruling house or dynasty among the BaKongo specifically during the Kingdom of Kongo * Kanda language, also known as Angoram *

Kanda Shrine , is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes. It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo. Kanda ...

, a landmark in Tokyo *

Kanda Matsuri or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri. The festival started in the early 17th century as a celebration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at the battle ...

, a Japanese festival that takes place in Kanda, Tokyo *

Kanda University of International Studies or KUIS is a private university located in Makuhari, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. The university was founded in 1987 as an extension of Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages in Tokyo. KUIS is a research university specializing in learner autonomy. I ...

, a university in Chiba, Japan *Kanda or kenda, common names for the plant ''

Macaranga peltata ''Macaranga peltata'' is a plant found in northern Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. It is one of the most widely occurring early successional woody species in Sri Lanka, specially in low country wet zone. Some of the many common names include kenda ...

'' *, a Sanskrit word meaning "chapter", used in the names of the chapters of some Hindu books, e.g. the ''

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

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Shatapatha Brahmana The Shatapatha Brahmana ( sa, शतपथब्राह्मणम् , Śatapatha Brāhmaṇam, meaning 'Brāhmaṇa of one hundred paths', abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary on the Śukla (white) Yajurveda. It is attributed to the Vedic ...

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