Lusambo
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| Coordinates | 4 ° 58 ′ S , 23 ° 26 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | CD-SA | ||
| height | 430 m | ||
| Residents | 33,277 (2012) | ||
_at_Lusambo_Wellcome_L0063354.jpg) Musician in Lusambo (1903)
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Lusambo is the capital of the Sankuru Province in the center of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is located on the right (northern) bank of the Sankuru River and has 33,277 inhabitants (2012).
history
In 1890, at the time of the Congo Free State , Lusambo was chosen as a military post by the Belgian colonial rulers because of its location at the upper end of the navigable area of the Sankuru River. The previous military posts were located much further to the west and were not suitable for warding off the threat from Arab slave traders who came from the African east coast to the great lakes and threatened to invade the Congo Basin. Lusambo also acted as a station for expeditions to Katanga .
With the redistribution of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo implemented in 2015, Lusambo became the capital of the new Sankuru Province.
The infrastructure has been suffering for decades, the former hospital is in a desolate condition, the streets and paths in the city are partially impassable and due to an inadequate drinking water supply, Lusambo is repeatedly threatened by diseases such as cholera.
traffic
Lusambo is about 130 km long, is located in very bad condition, National road 42 with the National Road 1 , connected to the main axis of the country. The airfield Lusambo is located about 7 kilometers west of the city.
Personalities
The diplomat Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga (* 1950) was born in Lusambo .
