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Lodja

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Coordinates-3.52°, 23.60°

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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.

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History & 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.

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Geography

Latitude
-3.5242
Longitude
23.5995
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2007-05-27

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,715

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

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230
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

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  • Wikipedia
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
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