Kananga

DR Congo

Population: 463,546
Currency: CDFFC2,271/$

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

Live

32°C

Clear sky · feels like 34°C

40%
2 km/h
AQI 84

SunThunderstorm22° / 33°
MonLight drizzle22° / 33°
TueLight drizzle21° / 33°
WedModerate drizzle22° / 32°
ThuLight drizzle21° / 32°

Measured at -5.896, 22.417 · Africa/Lubumbashi

Kananga map

Understand

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Kananga

Climate chart (explanation)

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
156 29 20	134 30 20	197 30 20	204 30 20	90 31 20	26 31 19	10 31 18	44 30 19	125 30 19	163 30 19	249 29 20	223 29 20
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation+Snow totals in mm

Imperial conversion
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
6.1 85 68	5.3 85 68	7.8 86 68	8 86 68	3.5 89 68	1 88 65	0.4 87 64	1.7 86 66	4.9 86 67	6.4 85 67	9.8 84 67	8.8 84 68
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation+Snow totals in inches

Getting there

Get in

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Map of Kananga

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

Get around

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What to see

See

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1 St. Clement Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint Clément). Roman Catholic cathedral, built in 1935. (updated Jan 2022)

Where to stay

Sleep

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Douze Maisons Motel, Ave Lac Mfwa 36, ☏ . (updated Dec 2018)

Hotel elite.

Hotel Musube.

Ndesha.

Guesthouse La Vernaise.

Grand Hotel Kananga.

Motel Garden KAPY-B.

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