Wembo-Nyama
Lumumbaville is a new city being developed in Sankuru province, in the central Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created to honor the national and panafrican hero Patrice Lumumba, independence leader and first prime minister of the country, who was executed in 1961 during the Congo Crisis.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Town
- Description: place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Also known as: “Wembo Niama”, “Wembo Nyama”, and “Wembu-Nyama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wembo-Nyama Airport.
Wembo-Nyama Airport
Aerodrome
Wembo-Nyama Airport is an airstrip serving the town of Wembo-Nyama in Sankuru Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wembo-Nyama
- Categories: human settlement, commune of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and locality
- Location: Katako-Kombe, Sankuru, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.13226° or 4° 7′ 56″ south
Longitude
24.51006° or 24° 30′ 36″ east
Elevation
551 metres (1,808 feet)
Open location code
6G76VG96+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
Discover Wembo-Nyama from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Swahili—“Wembo-Nyama” goes by many names.
- French: “Wembo-Nyama”
- Galician: “Wembo-Nyama”
- Swahili: “Wembo-Nyama”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include HGR Wembo Nyama and CS Onalua.
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