Kananga
DR Congo
- Population
- 463,546
- Currency
- CDFFC2,330/$
Kananga is a city in the Kasai Region of the DRC. Once destined to become the new capital, this city of about 1.2 million people is now off the radar for most travelers to Congo.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Kananga". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live23°C
Partly cloudy · feels like 28°C
- 94%
- 4 km/h
- AQI 49
- MonThunderstorm22° / 31°
- TueThunderstorm22° / 31°
- WedThunderstorm22° / 31°
- ThuThunderstorm21° / 28°
- FriModerate drizzle23° / 29°
Measured at -5.896, 22.417 · Africa/Lubumbashi
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Getting there
Twice-weekly flights are available from the capital Kinshasa with Congo Airways. The small 1 Kananga Airport is about five kilometres east of the city centre, along the N1 road.
The railway line between Ilebo and Lubumbashi passes through Kananga, however train services are very erratic with at most one departure per week. Cancellations and delays are the norm. The impressive 2 Kananga railway station is located right in the city center and reminds of a time when rail traffic was more reliable.
Getting around
What to see
- 1 St. Clement Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint Clément). Roman Catholic cathedral, built in 1935.
What to do
- Stade de Jeunes de Katoka. football playground.
Where to eat
Drinking & nightlife
- Equinoxe restau-Bar.
Shopping
Where to stay
- Douze Maisons Motel, Ave Lac Mfwa 36, ☏ .
- Hotel elite.
- Hotel Musube.
- Ndesha.
- Guesthouse La Vernaise.
- Grand Hotel Kananga.
- Motel Garden KAPY-B.
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