Kabongo is a town in eastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. 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 a Bantu 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, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Kasaï ...
royal line, Kumwimba Kabongo Kansh'imbu. It is within a few miles of the historical capital of the
Luba Kingdom
The Luba Empire or Kingdom of Luba 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
Archaeological research shows t ...
.
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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