Kananga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Region: Kasai-Central
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,247,168
• Coordinates: 5.8962° S, 22.4166° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lubumbashi (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (CDF)
• Distance to the capital, Kinshasa: 806 km (501 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kananga Airport (KGA): 5.8 km (3.6 mi), straight line
• Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM): 130 km (81 mi), straight line
• Dundo Airport (DUE, Angola): 243 km (151 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Demba: 47 km (29 mi)
• Kabeya-Kamwanga: 93 km (58 mi)