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
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Has borders with:

Angola
Burundi
Central African Republic
Congo
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia

Holidays in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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