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Kananga

Kananga

1 8.6
A city in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • proper noun
: Kananga
  • One encounters traces of settlements of Bimbadi traders in and around Kananga (formerly Luluabourg), the provincial capital, and the town of Ndemba.

Examples

  • Meanwhile, rebel forces claimed they had captured the western provincial capital, Kananga.

  • Kananga and Mbuji-Mayi had an unemployment rate of 80 percent.

    Academic text (2004)

  • He took an airplane to Luluaburg, now Kananga, and traveled by car to Mweka.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The local government in Kananga is working to improve infrastructure for its residents.

  • Many travelers visit Kananga to experience its rich cultural heritage and history.

Synonyms

Luluabourg
vsKananga
9.9

Former name of the city Kananga until 1966 in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

is the modern name adopted after 1966

Surface Forms

Kananga main

Etymology

Kananga is the local name given to the city in 1966 when it replaced the colonial name Luluabourg. It comes from a local African language and likely meant something like 'place of the people', so a helpful way to remember Kananga is to think of it as the city's own, local name.