Kisangani

Kisangani
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Kisangani
Nickname: 
Boyoma
Kisangani is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kisangani
Kisangani
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 0°31′0″N 25°12′0″E / 0.51667°N 25.20000°E / 0.51667; 25.20000
CountryDR Congo
ProvinceTshopo Province
CommunesLubunga, Makiso, Mangobo, Tshopo, Kabondo, Kisangani
Government
 • MayorDelly Likunde[2]
Area
 • City
1,910 km2 (740 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • City
1,602,144[1]
 • Density839/km2 (2,170/sq mi)
 • Urban
[3]
1,040,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 25

Kisangani /kiːsəŋˈɡɑːni/ (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo Province, located on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4] It is the country's fifth most populous urban area, with an estimated population of 1,602,144 as of 2018,[5] and the largest of the cities in the tropical woodlands of the Congo.[6]

Geographically, Kisangani is flanked by Banalia Territory to the north, Bafwasende to the east, Ubundu Territory to the south, and is bordered by both Opala and Isangi Territories to the west.[7] The city spans an area of 1,910 square kilometers and is situated within the equatorial forest plain at coordinates 0°30' north latitude and 25°20' east longitude, just 80 kilometers from the equator.[4][7] Kisangani is located approximately 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) from the mouth of the Congo River, making it the farthest navigable point upstream.[8]

Kisangani is administratively divided into six communes.[4][8] Five communes—Kabondo, Kisangani, Makiso, Mangobo, and Tshopo—are strategically situated on the right bank, while the Lubunga commune is on the left bank.[8]

Kisangani is the nation's most important 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.[9][10][11][12] It has been the commercial capital of the northern Congo since the late 19th century.[10][13][14]

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  3. ^ PopulationStat.com
  4. ^ a b c Ngilinga, Michel; Bondekwe, Florent; Alongo, Sylvain (25 July 2022). "Diversité floristique des arbres d'alignement de quelques voiries publiques de la commune Tshopo dans la ville de Kisangani, RD Congo" [Floristic diversity of street trees on some public roads in the Tshopo commune in the city of Kisangani, DR Congo]. Laecolie.org (in French). pp. 29–30. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "CAID – Ville de Kisangani" (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement (CAID). April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "KISANGANI – Encyclopædia Universalis". Universalis.fr. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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  8. ^ a b c Osinkia, Francis Kempay; Balumisa, Gaston Enambumbi; Nimuk, Jonas Ngoy Ilunga; Bahwere, Merveille Kamara (15 June 2024). "Perceptions et stratégies d'adaptations des maraichers aux perturbations climatiques dans la ville de Kisangani, RD Congo" [Perceptions and adaptation strategies of market gardeners to climate disruptions in the city of Kisangani, DR Congo]. Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires (in French). 12 (2): 85–90. doi:10.5281/zenodo.11443775. ISSN 2550-4401.
  9. ^ Harmon, Daniel E.; Fish, Bruce; Fish, Becky Durost (February 2001). The Congo. New York, New York, United States: Infobase Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7910-6198-5.
  10. ^ a b Boya, Loso Kiteti (2010). D.R. Congo. Bloomington, Indiana, United States. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-1-4500-8249-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "RDC: le port de Kisangani au ralenti faute d'entretien des voies navigables et des routes" [DRC: Kisangani port at a standstill due to lack of maintenance of waterways and roads]. RFI (in French). Paris, France. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  12. ^ Kibangula, Trésor (23 December 2014). "RDC: le réveil de Kisangani, la belle endormie" [DRC: the awakening of Kisangani, the sleeping beauty]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ Brahm, Felix (23 November 2022). Merchandise of Power: Der Waffenhandel zwischen Europa und Ostafrika (1850–1919) [Merchandise of Power: The arms trade between Europe and East Africa (1850–1919)] (in German). Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany: Campus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-593-45427-6.
  14. ^ Malu-Malu, Jean-Jacques Arthur (2014). Le Congo Kinshasa (in French). Paris, France: Éditions Karthala. pp. 381–383. ISBN 978-2-8111-1283-7.