Kisangani (English spelling)

Japanese: キサンガニ（英語表記）Kisangani

Stanleyville was the capital of Oriental Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was Stanleyville until 1966. It is located on the Lualaba River, upstream of the Congo River, a little north of the equator. It was once an advance base for Europeans, including explorer Henry M. Stanley, and was built by Europeans in 1883. It is the terminus of the 1,734 km river traffic from Kinshasa. In 1906, a railway was built connecting it to Ubundu upstream, and it developed into a transit point between Kivu Province and Katanga Province. During the Congolese Civil War, it became a base for the Lumumba faction, and in 1964 Belgian paratroopers landed there, and it was occupied by foreign mercenary forces for a time. Today, it is the administrative and economic center, a distribution center for agricultural and livestock products, mainly rice, cotton, coffee, and cocoa, and an industrial city producing beer, furniture, and clothing. There is also an airport and a university. About 50 km upstream, there is the Boyoma Falls, which has become a tourist destination. Population: 682,599 (2004 estimate).

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Japanese:

コンゴ民主共和国北東部，オリエンタル州の州都。1966年までスタンレービル Stanleyville。赤道のやや北，コンゴ川上流のルアラバ川沿岸に位置。探検家ヘンリー・M.スタンレーをはじめヨーロッパ人のかつての前進基地で，1883年ヨーロッパ人が建設。キンシャサからの 1734kmにわたる河川交通の終点。1906年に上流のウブンドゥと結ぶ鉄道が建設され，キブ州，カタンガ州との交通中継地として発展。コンゴ動乱ではルムンバ派の拠点となり，1964年ベルギーの空挺部隊が降下，一時外国人傭兵部隊に占領された。今日では行政，経済の中心地，周辺の農業地帯で産する米，綿花，コーヒー，カカオを主とする農畜産物の集散地，ビール，家具，衣類などの工業都市として発展。空港，大学もある。上流約 50kmにボヨマ瀑布があり，観光地となっている。人口 68万2599（2004推計）。

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