Kasongo
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Kasongo, also known as Piani Kasongo, is a town and territory in the Maniema Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kasongo
- Region
- Maniema
- Country
- République démocratique du Congo
- Population
- 81,629
- Timezone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kasongo Territory
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Territory
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maniema
- Settlement.founder
- Shirazis • Waungwana (town)
- Settlement.population_total
- 63000
- Settlement.blank_name
- National language
- Settlement.blank_info
- Kiswahili
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 666
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 13798
- Elevation
- 665
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Kasongo, also known as Piani Kasongo, is a town and territory in the Maniema Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
==Geography== Kasongo lies east of the Lualaba River, northwest of where it meets the Luama River, at an altitude of . Its population is approximately 63,000.
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