Mbuji-Mayi

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Mbuji-Mayi is a major city in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a key center of the country’s diamond mining industry.

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Mbuji-Mayi canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeDivisionType city-province
alternateName Mbujimayi
alternateSpelling Mbuji Mayi
linked to: Mbujimayi
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
economicRole major diamond trading center
regional commercial hub
formerName Bakwanga
governingCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasResource diamonds
isCapitalOf Kasai-Oriental Province
knownFor artisanal diamond mining
diamond mining
industrial diamonds
language French
Tshiluba
locatedIn Kasai-Oriental Province
locatedInRegion south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
majorIndustry diamond extraction
mining
partOf Kasai region
populationRankInCountry among largest cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo
river Mbuji-Mayi River
timeZone Central Africa Time
transport Mbuji Mayi Airport
urbanType mining city
utcOffset +2

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congo Airways cityServed Mbuji-Mayi
Luba-Kasai majorCityRegion Mbuji-Mayi
Kasai region majorCity Mbuji-Mayi
Luba-Kasai people urbanPresence Mbuji-Mayi
Kananga roadConnection Mbuji-Mayi
Southern Democratic Republic of the Congo hasImportantCity Mbuji-Mayi
Lusambo locatedNorthOf Mbuji-Mayi
Kasaï-Oriental Province capital Mbuji-Mayi