Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kongolo is a town of 86,932 people in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why visit Kongolo
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Kongolo Bridge.
Weather in Kongolo
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About Kongolo
Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From the Wikipedia article Kongolo, Tanganyika (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Kongolo Bridge
Bridge · 4.4 km
Cantilever rail and road bridge that crosses the Lualaba Rive(RDC)r
Map of Kongolo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kongolo Airport (KOO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Kabalo 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- La MONUSCO rénove la prison centrale de Kongolo (15456909182), MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ISS043-E-197663 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-197662 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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