Dibaya
Dibaya | |
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  Dibaya Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′S 22°56′E / 6.500°S 22.933°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Kasai-Central |
| Territory | Dibaya |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 5,213 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Dibaya is a small town in Kasai-Central province of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 5,213.[1] Dibaya has an airport with regular flights to Kinshasa, Kikwit and Angola.
As a result of the Kasaï-Central clashes, between February 9, 2017 and February 13, 2017, 101 Kamwina Nsapu militia members were killed by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Dibaya.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Westerhoff, Léa-Lisa (February 14, 2017). "RDC: affrontements au Kasaï-Central, Kamuina Nsapu au centre des tensions". Radio France International. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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