Kindu

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Kindu is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that serves as the capital of Maniema Province and an important regional transport hub.

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Kindu canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionLevel provincial capital city
belongsTo Democratic Republic of the Congo
capitalOf Maniema Province
climate tropical rainforest climate
connectsTo Bukavu by road
Kasongo by rail
Lubumbashi by rail
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
countryCapitalType provincial capital
economicActivity agricultural products trade
trade
transport services
elevation approximately 500 metres above sea level
governingCountryCapital Kinshasa
hasAdministrativeRole seat of provincial government of Maniema
hasAirport Kindu Airport
hasFeature airport
railway station
river port
hasNearbyRiver Lualaba River
hasRiverCrossing bridge over the Lualaba River
hasTransport airport
railway
river transport
historicalEvent site of Kindu massacre in 1961
languageUsed French
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Maniema Province
locatedInBasin Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInCountrySubregion eastern Congo (Kinshasa)
locatedInRegion eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedOnRiver Lualaba River
partOf Maniema Province
railwayConnection Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo network
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportFunction regional transport hub
utcOffset +2

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