Mpala
Mpala is the location of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo. A military station was established at Mpala on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in May 1883.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 770 metres (2,530 feet)
- …is also known as “Pala”
- Description: place in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
-6.73224° or 6° 43′ 56″ south
Longitude
29.52454° or 29° 31′ 28″ east
Open location code
6G5F7G9F+4R
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Russian—“Mpala” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мпала”
- Dutch: “Mpala”
- Russian: “Мпала”
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