Mbuji-Mayi: facts

At a glance

• Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Region: East Kasai
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 2,101,332
• Coordinates: 6.1360° S, 23.5898° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lubumbashi (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (CDF)
• Distance to the capital, Kinshasa: 938 km (583 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM): 2.8 km (1.8 mi), straight line
• Kananga Airport (KGA): 127 km (79 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Miabi: 24 km (15 mi)
• Kabeya-Kamwanga: 40 km (25 mi)
• Gandajika: 79 km (49 mi)
• Mwene-Ditu: 98 km (61 mi)
• Kabinda: 99 km (61 mi)