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Kananga

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Air quality index

178Unhealthy
Elevation634 m
Coordinates-5.90°, 22.41°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kananga is a city that lies in Kasaï-Central, DR Congo. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of -5.895°, 22.409° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,780 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-5.8952
Longitude
22.4086
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy
178
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
124.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
129
Ozone (µg/m³)
82
NO₂ (µg/m³)
14.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    2
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    1
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Sensitive plant, Sensitive Grass, Humble Plant, Sleepy plant, Sleeping grass, Shy plant, Shameplant, Shame Bush, Shame Face, Shame Lady, Shame Weed, Shameful plant, Dead-and-awake, Live-and-die, Mimosa, Action plant, Touch-me-not
    Mimosa pudica L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    1
  • Angola Swallow
    Hirundo angolensis Bocage, 1868 · Aves
    1
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2020-08-04

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Étienne Tshisekedi
Étienne Tshisekedi
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister (1932-2017)
Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam
French singer
B
Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga
Congolese catholic priest
G
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
Congolese catholic priest (1937-2020)
J
Junior Maximus
German boxer
Léonard Mulamba
Léonard Mulamba
Congolese politician (1928-1986)
Johan Timmermans
Johan Timmermans
politician
P
Pierre Ndaye Mulamba
DR Congolese footballer (1948–2019)
B
Buila Katiavala
Angolan basketball player (born 1976)
Docteur Nico
Docteur Nico
Congolese guitarist and musician
JB Mpiana
JB Mpiana
Congolese singer
J
Jules Croy Emony Mondanga
Congolese president and chief executive officer, politician and economist (1938-1999)
M
Michel Israël
Belgian actor
M
Medard Mulangala
Democratic Republic of the Congo politician
F
Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula
Congolese theologian and catholic priest
F
Felly Mulumba
Congolese footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation
2,080 ft (634 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,780

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,110
Avg daily Wikipedia views
38
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Dissoprumna erycinaria
Dissoprumna erycinaria
Dissoprumna erycinaria
Seen 2015-06-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API