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Porters carrying wood, Lisala, Congo, ca.1901 (IMP-YDS-RG101-021-0000-0087)
Porters carrying wood, Lisala, Congo, ca.1901 (IMP-YDS-RG101-021-0000-0087) · Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lisala is a city of 117,464 people in Mongala, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Population117,464 GeoNames
RegionMongala
Elevation409 m 1,342 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Kinshasa
Nearest airportLisala (LIQ) 3 km

Why visit Lisala

Townapedia lists 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Lisala

Lisala is the capital of the Mongala Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

Where to stay1

Emeritat Lisala

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Churches and places of worship2

ENA RDC Ouest communauté Bethanie

Place of worship · 2.0 km

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ENA RDC OUEST COMMUNAUTÉ Lisala

Place of worship · 0.9 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

Université de Lisala

School · 0.9 km

University in the DRC

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Collège STM

School · 0.7 km

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Map of Lisala

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Getting there and nearby towns

Lisala (LIQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.

  • Bongandanga 87 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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