Kindu

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nameKindu
native_name
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image_captionMonument in Kindu
dot_x
pushpin_mapDemocratic Republic of the Congo
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Democratic Republic of the Congo
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name[[Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Maniema
parts_typeCommunes
parts_stylepara
p1Alunguli
p2Kasuku
p3Mikelenge
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameAugustin Mulamba
leader_title1
established_titleCity status
established_date1988
established_title2
established_title3
area_total_km2150
population_as_of2012
population_total172321
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCAT
utc_offset+2
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m504
postal_code_type
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoAw
blank1_nameNational language
blank1_infoSwahili
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Aw |blank1_name = National language |blank1_info = Swahili |website = |footnotes = Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Lualaba River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu.

Kindu is linked by rail to the mining areas of Kalemie, Kamina and Kananga to the south. It also has an airport with a 2,200 metre runway and has historically been an important port along the Congo River system.

History

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The town was an important centre for the ivory, gold and the slave trade during the nineteenth century. Arab-Swahili slave traders were based here from about 1860 and sent caravans overland to Zanzibar.

Henry Morton Stanley came upon "this remarkable town" on 5 Dec. 1876, describing it as "remarkably long" with a "broad street, thirty feet wide, and two miles in length" and "behind the village were the banana and the palm groves."

In November 1961, during the Congo Crisis, the Kindu atrocity took place in Kindu. During the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko Kindu was also the capital of the former Maniema subregion of Kivu region.

Geography

Kindu is located 2°57′S, 25°55′E at an elevation of approximately 1500 ft (450 m) above sea level.

Demographics

The city's population is estimated at between 140,000 and 200,000 residents. As with the rest of Congo, the vast majority adhere to Christianity. Just under half of the population is Catholic. Slightly under 10% of the population are Anglican, and there is also a small Muslim community in the city.

Economy

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The main economic activity in Maniema Province is mining. Diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu. There is also a market in Kindu as well as shops throughout the town.

Government and politics

Kindu is the provincial capital and is home to the provincial assembly and ministries.

Transportation

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Kindu is served by Kindu Airport. Most of the goods coming to town come from Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa by air.

It is also the northern terminus of the Congo Railway line which connects it to Lubumbashi among other destinations. Goods from Kisangani or further must change from ship to train and vice versa a couple of times to reach Lubumbashi.

There is also a port in Kindu which is located on the western bank of the Lualaba River.

Kindu lies along National Road 31 (N31) as well as Primary Regional Road 508 (R508).

Roads in Maniema Province are unsurfaced and in a generally poor condition.

Education

The town has primary and secondary education facilities. The University of Kindu is also located in the city.

Notable residents

Climate

Kindu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) bordering upon a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with a short dry season in June and July. |location = Kindu |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |temperature colour = pastel |Jan high F = 86 |Feb high F = 87 |Mar high F = 87 |Apr high F = 87 |May high F = 88 |Jun high F = 87 |Jul high F = 84 |Aug high F = 86 |Sep high F = 87 |Oct high F = 87 |Nov high F = 87 |Dec high F = 86 |year high F = 87 |Jan low F = 70 |Feb low F = 69 |Mar low F = 70 |Apr low F = 70 |May low F = 70 |Jun low F = 68 |Jul low F = 67 |Aug low F = 68 |Sep low F = 68 |Oct low F = 69 |Nov low F = 69 |Dec low F = 70 |year low F = 69 |Jan rain inch = 7 |Feb rain inch = 6 |Mar rain inch = 7.6 |Apr rain inch = 6.2 |May rain inch = 4.2 |Jun rain inch = 1.2 |Jul rain inch = 1.3 |Aug rain inch = 2.8 |Sep rain inch = 4.3 |Oct rain inch = 6.2 |Nov rain inch = 7.8 |Dec rain inch = 8.2 |rain colour = green |source 1 = Weatherbase |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=55146&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 Retrieved on November 24, 2011. |date=November 2011

References

References

  1. (19 January 2023). "Kindu: Le maire sortant laisse 350 Fc dans la caisse et des dettes évaluées à 652 millions CDF". Le Barométre.
  3. "The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica".
  4. Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One {{ISBN. 0486256677, Vol. Two {{ISBN. 0486256685
  5. "Geonames 2013 calculation".
  6. "Diocese of Kindu".
  7. "Lavigerie : Site officiel des Missionnaires d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches et Pères Blancs belges) – Notre confrère Willy Ngumbi, nouvel évêque du diocèse de Kindu, R.D.C.".
  8. "Maniemamining LTD, 2014".
  9. "OpenStreetMap".
  10. (28 February 1979). "ARRÊTÉ DÉPARTEMENTAL 79/BCE/TPAT/60/004/79 portant fixation des listes des routes constituant le réseau des routes nationales et régionales dans la République du Zaïre".

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