City Details: Kisangani
A few alternate names for Kisangani are: FKI, Kisan'nkani, Kisangani, Kisanganis, Kisangáni, Singitini, Stanleystad, Stanleyville, ji sang jia ni, kisang-gani
Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville, is the capital of Tshopo Province, located on the Congo River in the eastern part of the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's fifth-most populous urban area, with an estimated population of 1,602,144 as of 2016, and the largest of the cities in the tropical woodlands of the Congo.
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Kisangani
General Information
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Common Name: DR Congo
- Population: 1181788
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.51528, 25.19099
- Country Code: COD
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Kisangani
- 1. Bangoka International Airport (FKI), distance from city center: 16.77 km
- 2. Buta Zega Airport (BZU), distance from city center: 259.87 km
- 3. Ikela Airport (IKL), distance from city center: 266.65 km
Location of Kisangani
Country Details
- Country: DR Congo
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital: Kinshasa
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Middle Africa
- Population: 108,407,721
- Area: 2,344,858 km²
- Languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
- Currency: Congolese franc (FC)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Angola
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
Holidays in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Martyrs Day - 2026-01-04
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination - 2026-01-16
- Patrice Lumumba Assassination - 2026-01-17
- Kimbangu's Day - 2026-04-06
- Labour Day - 2026-05-01
- Liberation Day - 2026-05-17
- Independence Day - 2026-06-30
- Parents' Day - 2026-08-01
- Congolese Genocide Day - 2026-08-02
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25