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Stanleyville, Congo (Kinshasa): see Kisangani Kisangani , formerly Stanleyville, city (1996 est. pop. 500,000), capital of Orientale province, N central Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo River.
..... Click the link for more information. . Kisanganiformerly (until 1966) StanleyvilleCity (pop., 1994 est.: 417,517), northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nation's major inland port after Kinshasa, it is located on the Congo River, below Boyoma Falls. The city was founded in 1883 by Europeans and was known first as Falls Station and then as Stanleyville (for Henry Morton Stanley). It has been the major centre of the northern Congo since the late 1800s. It is the seat of the University of Kisangani (1963) and other institutions of higher education. Stanleyville until 1966 the name of the city of Kisangani in the Republic of Zaire. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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