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Kisantu is in Western DRC.

Understand

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Kisantu is located approximately in 104 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of the city of Kinshasa, the national capital city.

Get in

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Passenger trains are once again running to Kisantu from the capital Kinshasa and from Matadi. Trains are semi-modern with first-class seats and a dining car. There are departures 1-2 times a week and with a journey time of three hours from Kinshasa.

  • 1 Kisantu railway station (Gare de Kisantu).
  • Inkisi Airport (ICAO: FZAS). Is located in town of Kisantu from Congo Central Province.

Get around

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The means of moving around the city varies from public transport using buses, boda-boda, and as well by taxi or renting a car.

Map
Map of Kisantu

Talk

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The citizens mostly speaks their local language Kituba, but there are also some who speak French, Swahili, and Portuguese.

See

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The massive Kisantu Cathedral.
  • 1 Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs). Large Catholic cathedral, one of the largest in the country. Built between 1926 and 1936 in a Tuscan-inspired architectural style. Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Kisantu (Q23919713) on Wikidata Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Kisantu on Wikipedia
  • 2 Kisantu botanical garden (Jardin botanique de Kisantu). Dating back to 1900, the botanical garden was created by Jesuit missionaries. The garden suffered severe neglect from 1960 until a restoration effort took place in 2004. The park contains about 2,200 different species and has emerged as a popular destination in the western parts of DRC. Kisantu Botanical garden (Q3162398) on Wikidata

Do

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Buy

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  • Galerie Sinda mputu.
  • Village Mbata Chez Diazy Nsoko.

Eat

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  • Mbuela Village.
  • Hotel Maracuja.
  • Hotel Chateau Blanc.

Drink

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  • Bar Tresor Bumba.
  • Jardin Mater Vitae cafe.

Sleep

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  • La Quadra.
  • JMK Service Kisantu.
  • Mbuela Lodge.
  • Hotel Touristique A La Moule.
  • Centre Spirituel emmaus.

Connect

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You can tune to different radios in this area that have French program, and the radio stations are RTC Kisantu on 96.50MHz, and Radio Ntetembo'eto on 107.00MHz.

Go next

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  • Inkisi River.
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