Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lodja is a town of 91,409 people in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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About Lodja
Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru (formerly Kasaï-Oriental) province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is serviced by the Lodja Airport which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from town. Lodja is a hub for both rice production in the province and diamond mining in the country. Lodja is and has been home to many Tetela.
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History
Lodja Hospital was built in the 1950s by Belgian colonizers but was abandoned unfinished when the Republic of the Congo declared independence in 1960. The town was captured by rebel forces during the Second Congo War in April 1999 but returned to Congolese rule by January 2000.
According to censuses, Lodja had 28,671 residents in 1984; 52,798 in 2004; 64,147 in 2012; and 68,244 in 2016.
From the History section of Lodja on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lodja Airport (LJA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Lukula 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
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Photo credits
- PHOTO DU JOUR DU JEUDI 8 AOUT 2019 - Mission d'évaluation de la MONUSCO à Lodja, Sankuru, MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0
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