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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ southLongitude
15.26607° or 15° 15′ 58″ eastOpen location code
6F7QG778+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 721888032OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata 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”
- Lingala: “Mwa mapata ya ebale Lukaya”
- Swahili: “Petites chutes de la Lukaya”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bonobo Wildlife Station and Marché.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Petites Chutes de la Lukaya”. Photo: Bergeycm, CC BY-SA 3.0.