Popokabaka

Popokabaka
Popokabaka
Coordinates	5 ° 42 ′  S , 16 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 5 ° 42 ′  S , 16 ° 35 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
province	Kwango
	Popokabaka Territory

Popokabaka is a city in Kwango Province , Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is the administrative seat of the Popokabaka Territory.

Popokabaka is located on the right bank of the Kwango River . Francis Dhanis, a representative of the Congo Free State, established a station here in 1890. In the southwest the territory borders on Angola . The city has long been a trading center for Portuguese traders, who sold goods and bought local products here.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Popokabaka .

The city is approached via Popokabaka Airport. It has a 1140 m long grass landing area .

Personalities

• Charles Ndaka Salabisala (* 1973), Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Kinshasa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heintze, Beatrix., Oppen, Achim von .: Angola on the move: transport routes, communications and history = Angola em movimento: vias de transporte, comunicação e história . Lembeck, Frankfurt am Main 2008, ISBN 978-3-87476-553-4 , p. 94, 95 (English).
2. ^ Entry to Diocese of Popokabaka on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 18, 2019.