Kirundu

Kirundu is a settlement in the . It is on the right bank of the Lualaba River, upstream from . In the late nineteenth century the town was capital of a slaving state headed by Kibonge, from the , who was joined by a young Arab named Said ben Adeb who had been expelled from after his father died.
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Latitude
-0.794° or 0° 47′ 38″ south
Longitude
25.51724° or 25° 31′ 2″ east
Open location code
6GF76G48+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1156621935
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
212758
Wiki­data ID
Q3197433

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swahili—“Kirundu” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kirundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo”
  • French: “Kirundi”
  • French: “Kirundu”
  • Swahili: “Kirundi”
  • Swahili: “Kirundu”

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