Kisantu
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 8 ′ S , 15 ° 4 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | CD-BC | ||
| Residents | 77,797 (2010) | ||
 Kisantu Cathedral
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Kisantu is a city in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 77,797 inhabitants (as of 2010). It is located about 120 km south of the capital Kinshasa on the Inkisi River in the Congo Central province .
Kisantu is the seat of the Kisantu diocese . On the outskirts of the city is the Kisantu Cathedral, which was built by Belgian Jesuits in 1926. In 1900 they also laid out the botanical garden , which is the most important in Central Africa. After years of decline, it was rebuilt in 2004 and is now one of the major attractions of the DR Congo.
Web links
Commons : Kisantu - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ morelesscompare ( Memento of the original dated February 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( english )
- ↑ petit futé: Kisantu ( French )
- ↑ The role of Kisantu Botanical Garden in biodiversity conservation ( English )
