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Kanyama, Democratic Republic of the Congo

KanIama

Kanyama is a town of 80,043 people in Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Population80,043 GeoNames
Local nameKanIama
Elevation892 m 2,927 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lubumbashi
Nearest airportKaniama Airport (KNM) 9 km

About Kanyama

Kaniama is a city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Haut-Lomami. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 62,723

From the Wikipedia article Kaniama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Kaniama Airport (KNM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.

  • Luputa 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Gandajika 89 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

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