What is the population of Kananga?

1,247,168 people, per GeoNames.

KANANGA

Kasai-Central · DR CONGO (CD) · 5.90°S / 22.42°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 214,481

Kananga is a city in DR Congo with a population of 1,247,168. It sits at -5.90/22.42, runs on Africa/Lubumbashi, is 47 km from Demba.

Population 1,247,168

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lubumbashi

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: Kasai-Central
Coords: 5.90°S / 22.42°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

N Demba Kasai-Central 22,263 47.2 km

Air access

nearby

KGA

Kananga Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FZUS

Tshikaji Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kananga?: 1,247,168 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kananga in?: Africa/Lubumbashi.
Which country is Kananga in?: DR Congo (CD).
Which airport serves Kananga?: Kananga Airport (KGA).
How far is Kananga from Kinshasa?: About 806 km.
Does Kananga 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 Kananga in?: Kasai-Central.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/214481

{
  "data": {
    "id": 214481,
    "name": "Kananga",
    "ascii_name": "Kananga",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 1247168,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lubumbashi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -5.89624,
    "longitude": 22.41659
  }
}

Context

comparatives

56.0x the population of Demba.
47 km from Demba.
Same timezone (Africa/Lubumbashi) as 77 other cities in DR Congo.