Makanza

Makanza or Mankanza is a town in the Équateur province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, headquarters of Makanza territory.

Makanza
Commune
Map of Makanza, around 1890
Makanza
Coordinates: 1.677922°N 19.166336°E / 1.677922; 19.166336
Country DR Congo
ProvinceÉquateur
TerritoryMakanza
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)

History

Makanza was formerly known as Bangala Station and then as Nouvelle-Anvers / Nieuw-Antwerpen (New Antwerp).[1] It is a port on the River Congo. Located midway between Kinshasa and Kisangani, the location housed a trading post from the 1890. The town was one of the main stages of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The Bangala people of the area were among the first people to come in contact with the colonialists. Their language, Lingala, eventually merged with the "Lobangi" lingua franca of the river.

Bangala tattoos, 1889

Demographics

Year Population
1994 37,048
2004 41,447
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References

  1. par), SPINDLER Marc et STEENBRINK Karel (dossier dirigé (2011-12-21). Histoire et Missions Chrétiennes N-019. Les chrétiens indonésiens : une minorité qui a des racines et des ailes (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 122. ISBN 9782811149901.
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