Lukula is a town in, and a
territory
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of
Kongo Central province,
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 lies on the road and disused
Mayumbe railway line between
Boma, to the south, and
Tshela, to the north, on the southern bank of the Lakula river. Lukula lies at an
altitude
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of 646 ft (196 m) above
sea level
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.
Economic activity includes cement production, utilising locally occurring
limestone
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, and commercial
Logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
.
See also
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Railway stations in Congo
Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Maps
Map of the Republic of the Congo
UN MapUNHCR Atlas MapReliefWebUNJLC Rail map of Southern Africa** misses line to Franceville
Stations served by passenger trains
Citie ...
References
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