Kananga
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial photograph of Kananga: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kananga is a city in DR Congo, in Kasai-Central. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 5.90° S, 22.42° E, about 643 m (2,110 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kananga. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kananga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jun at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,242 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in DR CongoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mbuji-Mayi · 132 km
- Tshikapa · 188 km
- Kikwit · 409 km
- Kolwezi · 632 km
- Likasi · 739 km
- Kisangani · 775 km
- Uvira · 792 km
- Masina · 794 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 214481 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q205327 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial photograph of Kananga: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)