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Filair kikwit
Filair kikwit · BlueSalo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hôpital Général de Kikwit, 1995
Hôpital Général de Kikwit, 1995 · CDC, Public domain
Boulevard National, Kikwit - Mapillary (964371695028007)
Boulevard National, Kikwit - Mapillary (964371695028007) · christebenya @ Mapillary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Row of houses (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge)
Row of houses (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge) · bDom > 10.6 Millions de vues > 113.500 images/phot, Public domain
Kikwit interior photo 1 (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge)
Kikwit interior photo 1 (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge) · bDom > 10.6 Millions de vues > 113.500 images/phot, Public domain
Kikwit river bank 2 (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge)
Kikwit river bank 2 (1950-1960, Kikwit, Congo belge) · bDom > 10.6 Millions de vues > 113.500 images/phot, Public domain

Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kikwit is a city of 509,367 people in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Population509,367 GeoNames
RegionKwilu
Elevation452 m 1,483 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Kinshasa
Land area92.0 km²
Nearest airportKikwit Airport (KKW) 3 km

Why visit Kikwit

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat and 7 places to stay in and around town.

About Kikwit

Kikwit is the largest city in Kwilu Province, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located at the furthest navigable point of the Kwilu River, the urban area of Kikwit is primarily on the river's left bank. With over half a million inhabitants, Kikwit is a secondary city of the country. It is divided into four communes: Kazamba, Lukemi, Lukolela, and Nzinda.

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

Museums and landmarks2

Centre culturel des frères josephitesCC BY-SA 4.0

Centre culturel des frères josephites

Museum · 2.7 km

Un espace d'activité culturelles, salle des fêtes, restaurant, terrasse; géré par les frères josephites de Kinzambi

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Chez Papa Freddy Kusamba

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Stade du 30 juin

Sports field and stadium

Avenue Kwango et Nsay

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Restaurants and cafes2

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KFOOD

Restaurant · 1.1 km

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Restaurant de l'Université de Kikwit

Restaurant · 0.8 km

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Where to stay7

Camps Nsinga

Campground · 0.7 km

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Docteur Mugoto

Motel and hotel · 4.1 km

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Frère Abeni

Motel and hotel · 1.3 km

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Grand Hôtel de Kikwit

Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

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Hotêl du Kwilu

Motel and hotel · 2.0 km

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hôtel Esperance

Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

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mwasaCC BY-SA 4.0

mwasa

Motel and hotel · 4.2 km

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Churches and places of worship19

Gas and EV charging1

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Schools, colleges and libraries23

Healthcare5

Map of Kikwit

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Getting there and nearby towns

Kikwit Airport (KKW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.

  • Bulungu 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Idiofa 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car

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