Lékana District

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Lekana
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Lekana District in the region
Country Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo
Region Plateaux Region
Time zone UTC+1 (GMT +1)

Lekana is a district in the Plateaux Region of the Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Lekana.

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