Kindu
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| Coordinates: 2°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°ECoordinates: 2°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°E | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Maniema |
| National language | Swahili |
Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu.
Kindu is linked by rail to Kalemie, Kamina and Kananga. It also has an airport with a 2,200 metre runway. Roads in Maniema are unsurfaced and in a generally poor condition.
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History
The town was an important centre for the ivory, gold and slave trades during the nineteenth century. Arab-Swahili slave traders were based here from about 1860 and sent caravans overland to Zanzibar. Kindu was also the former capital of Nord-Kivu subregion of Kivu region during the Mobutu era.
Economy
Kindu has an airport. Most of the goods coming to town come from Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa by air.
Geography
Kindu is located 2°57′S, 25°55′E at an elevation of approximately 1500 ft (450 m) above sea level.
Climate
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
30.3 (86.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
19 (67) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
20.6 (69) |
| Precipitation cm (inches) | 18 (7) |
15 (6) |
19 (7.6) |
16 (6.2) |
11 (4.2) |
3 (1.2) |
3 (1.3) |
7 (2.8) |
11 (4.3) |
16 (6.2) |
20 (7.8) |
21 (8.2) |
160 (62.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=55146&refer=DailyWeeKee. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
See also
External links
- "Villes de RD Congo - Kindu" (in French). MONUC. 2006-05-29. http://www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=11216. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- Repairs to railway
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