Petites Chutes de la Lukaya

The Petites Chutes de la Lukaya is a set of small waterfalls on the Lukaya River. They are just south of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lola ya Bonobo and Lac Ma Vallée.

Lola ya Bonobo

Zoo

Photo: Vanessawoods, Public domain.

Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Originally founded by Claudine André in 1994, since 2002 the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lola ya Bonobo is situated 380 metres south of Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.

Lac Ma Vallée

Photo: Steeve P, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lac Ma Vallée is situated 2 km southeast of Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kimwenza.

Kimwenza

Town

Kimwenza is a neighborhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Mont Ngafula commune in the south of the capital, Kinshasa. Kimwenza is situated 4 km northeast of Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.

Petites Chutes de la Lukaya

Type: Waterfall
Description: series of small falls on the Lukaya River. They are located south of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Category: body of water
Location: Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-4.4865° or 4° 29′ 11″ south

Longitude

15.26607° or 15° 15′ 58″ east

Open location code

6F7QG778+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 721888032

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q7178420

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In Other Languages

From French to Swahili—“Petites Chutes de la Lukaya” goes by many names.

French: “petites chutes de la Lukaya”
French: “Petites chutes de la Lukaya”
Hausa: “Petites Chutes de la Lukaya”
Lingala: “Mwa mapata ya ebale Lukaya”
Swahili: “Petites chutes de la Lukaya”
Swahili: “Petites Chutes de la Lukaya”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bonobo Wildlife Station and Marché.

Nearby Places

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