BENI

North Kivu · DR CONGO (CD) · 0.49°N / 29.47°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 219,057

Beni is a city in DR Congo with a population of 140,731. It sits at 0.49/29.47, runs on Africa/Lubumbashi, is 22 km from Mangina.

Population 140,731

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lubumbashi

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: North Kivu
Coords: 0.49°N / 29.47°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

NW Mangina North Kivu 55,439 22.0 km

N Hyosha North Kivu 74,502 23.4 km

SW Butembo North Kivu 286,242 43.6 km

S Katwa North Kivu 89,352 48.1 km

Air access

nearby

FZNS

Wageni Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

BNC

Beni Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Beni?: 140,731 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Beni in?: Africa/Lubumbashi.
Which country is Beni in?: DR Congo (CD).
Which airport serves Beni?: Wageni Airport (FZNS).
How far is Beni from Kinshasa?: About 1,662 km.
Does Beni have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in DR Congo?: French.
What currency is used in DR Congo?: Congolese Franc.
How many cities are in DR Congo?: 118 on record.
Which admin region is Beni in?: North Kivu.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/219057

{
  "data": {
    "id": 219057,
    "name": "Beni",
    "ascii_name": "Beni",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 140731,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lubumbashi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 0.49113,
    "longitude": 29.47306
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.5x the population of Mangina.
22 km from Mangina.
Same timezone (Africa/Lubumbashi) as 77 other cities in DR Congo.