A city in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located about 420 km northwest of Lubumbashi. It is an important railway junction and a route for exporting copper to the Indian Ocean coast. Until independence, it was an important military base for Belgium. There is still an air force base there, and it is also a distribution center for agricultural products such as cotton, tobacco, and vegetables produced in the surrounding area. Population 82,160 (estimated 1991). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
コンゴ民主共和国南部の都市。ルブンバシ北西約 420kmに位置。鉄道の分岐点でインド洋岸への銅の輸出ルートとして重要。独立まではベルギーの軍事基地として重要であった。現在も空軍基地があり,周辺で産する綿花,タバコ,野菜など農産物の集散地でもある。人口8万 2160 (1991推計) 。
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