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Kisangani

Administration
Full nameKisangani
Official nameKisangani
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceTshopo Province
Communes (urban districts)Lubunga, Makiso, Mangobo, Tshopo, Kabondo, Kisangani
Government
MayorErnest Etula Libanje
Geography
Elevation1466.5 ft (447 m)
Demography
Total Population682599 (2004)
Other information
Time zoneDRC2 (UTC+2)

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Kisangani -enkiːsəŋˈɡɑːni is the provincial capital of Tshopo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo.

Formerly known as Stanleyville in French (or Dutch as ), the city takes its present name from Boyoma, the seven-arched falls located north of the city, whose name was also initially given to the landscape on which the city is located, Singitini (or Singatini) as rendered in Lingala, (Kisangani is from present Swahili), each of which share the same meaning “the City on the Island”, in reference to the surrounding tributaries (whose waters separate much of Kisangani from the mainland). It is also known as "Kisangani Boyoma", and the demonym for Kisangani is Boyoman (or Boyomais in French).

The languages most spoken at home by the population in the city are Swahili and Lingala, followed by French. The official language of Kisangani is French as defined by the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Some 1,300 miles from the mouth of the Congo River, the city of Kisangani is the farthest navigable point upstream. Kisangani is the nation’s major inland port after Kinshasa, an important commercial hub point for river and land transportation and a major marketing and distribution centre for the north-eastern part of the country. It has been the commercial capital of the northern Congo since the late 19th century.

Kisangani has been home to influential politicians, including the national hero Patrice Emery Lumumba, the first prime minister of the country.

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The Southern Times--He taught at the University of -Kisangani- in Congo-Kinshasa (1970-71) and was an associate dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Lubumbashi (1971-1975). He was diplomatic advisor to Prime Minister Etienne Tshisek - Date : Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:00:24 GMT
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The Guardian--Photograph: Lionel Healing/AFP/Getty Images An outbreak of cholera that has claimed 51 lives in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of -Kisangani- since late February could worsen as heavy rains threaten to undermine an emergen - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:03:52 GMT+00:00
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Daily Monitor--The group that has been living in Rwanda and -Kisangani- slopes, in the new Kween District are reportedly not Benet. However, it has now emerged that the people, who are mainly the Sabiny, Kenyans and Bagisu, duped President Museveni during - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:08:12 GMT+00:00
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ReliefWeb (press release)---KISANGANI- , 7 April 2011 (IRIN) - An outbreak of cholera that has claimed 51 lives in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of -Kisangani- since late February could worsen as heavy rains threaten to undermine an emerge - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:12:26 GMT+00:00
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7thSpace Interactive (press release)--The aircraft, which had been traveling from the north-eastern city of -Kisangani-, was attempting to land in heavy rain at N'Djili airport in Kinshasa when it crashed about 1pm local time. The aircraft was a regu - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:04:42 GMT+00:00
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UN News Centre--The plane, which had been on a flight from the north-eastern city of -Kisangani- to the capital, Kinshasa, broke into pieces as it was attempting to land in Kinshasa amid heavy rain and high winds. All four crew members and 28 of the 29 pa - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:45:52 GMT+00:00
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Capitals of the Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005 Constitution)

Sankuru * Bas-Uele * Kongo Central * Kwango * Kwilu * Mai-Ndombe * Kinshasa * Kasaï * Lulua * Kasaï oriental * Lomami * Maniema * Sud-Kivu * Nord-Kivu * Ituri * Haut-Uele * Tshopo * Nord-Ubangi * Mongala * Sud-Ubangi * Équateur * Tshuapa * Tanganyika * Haut-Lomami * Lualaba * Haut-Katanga



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