Browse / DR Congo / Sankuru / Lodja
Lodja
Sankurucity
Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is serviced by the Lodja Airport which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from town. Lodja is a hub for both rice production in the province and diamond mining in the country. Lodja is and has been home to many Tetela.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Lodja Hospital was built in the 1950s by Belgian colonizers but was abandoned unfinished when the Republic of the Congo declared independence in 1960. According to censuses, Lodja had 28,671 residents in 1984; 52,798 in 2004; 64,147 in 2012; and 68,244 in 2016.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2007-05-2750 km N of Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Sankuru
- Katako-Kombe57.3 mi away
- Lomela87.5 mi away
- Lusambo100.7 mi away · pop. 28,520
- Baltmiškis4079 mi away · pop. 28
- Giedraičiai4082.9 mi away · pop. 134
- Bazviečiai4082.9 mi away · pop. 5
- Mankiškiai4083 mi away · pop. 2
- Pociūnėliai4083.3 mi away · pop. 475
- Vičiai4083.5 mi away · pop. 27
- Valpainiai4083.5 mi away · pop. 123
- Bumbulai4083.8 mi away · pop. 2
- Laugalis4083.9 mi away · pop. 200
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API