Nkamba

Nkamba, also Nkamba New Jerusalem, is a town in the province of of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The town is the birthplace of Simon Kimbangu and has become the spiritual headquarters of Kimbanguism.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: a locality in the Mbanza-Ngungu territory of the central Kongo province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Also known as: Nkamba New Jerusalem

Nkamba

Latitude
-5.02335° or 5° 1′ 24″ south
Longitude
14.59042° or 14° 35′ 26″ east
Elevation
607 metres (1,991 feet)
Open location code
6F6PXHGR+M5
Geo­Names ID
8328088
Wiki­data ID
Q21079582
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swahili—“Nkamba” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Nkamba
  • Chinese: 恩康巴
  • Danish: Nkamba
  • French: Nkamba
  • Georgian: ნკამბა
  • German: Nkamba
  • Japanese: ンカンバ
  • Latin: Nkamba
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nkamba
  • Portuguese: Nkamba
  • Swahili: Nkamba

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