Mpala
Mpala is a city in Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population of about 0.
Democratic Republic of the CongoSmall town🏆 #119 most populated in Democratic Republic of the Congo🕐 Africa/Lubumbashi
Mpala is the location of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo. A military station was established at Mpala on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in May 1883. It was transferred to the White Fathers missionaries in 1885. At one time it was hoped that it would form the nucleus of a Christian kingdom in the heart of Africa. However, after a military expedition had to be sent to protect the mission from destruction by local warlords in 1892, civil control returned to the Belgian colonial authorities. The first seminary in the Congo was established at Mpala, and later the mission played an important role in providing practical education to the people of the region.
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About Mpala
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 23 |
| Population | 0 |
| Local currency | CDF |
| Coordinates | -5.9272, 22.3592 |
| Time zone | Africa/Lubumbashi |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 800 km · Kinshasa |
| Population (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | #119 most populated in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Where on Earth | 5°55′38″S · 22°21′33″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 660 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 9,359 km |
| Same latitude as | Cilegon (Indonesia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 5.93, -157.64 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 4,110 km |
| Dubai | 4,964 km |
| Paris | 6,395 km |
| London | 6,736 km |
| Moscow | 7,001 km |
| São Paulo | 7,606 km |