Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province. It has a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver. It was founded by Sir Henry Morton Stanley in 1879.
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region. It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Pointe-Noire is the main commercial centre of the country and has a population of 715,334 (2007), expanding to well over 1 million when the entire metropolitan area is taken into account.
The Inga–Shaba EHVDC Intertie is a 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)-long high-voltage direct current overhead electric power transmission line in the Democratic Republic of Congo, linking the Inga hydroelectric complex at the mouth of the Congo River to mineral fields in Shaba (Katanga). It was primarily constructed by Morrison-Knudsen International, an American engineering company, with the converter equipment supplied by ASEA. Construction was completed in 1982 and it cost US$900 million. The scheme was, for many years, the longest HVDC line in the world.
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. The city has an estimated population of 1,463,556.
Lodja is a town in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located at around 3°31′27″S23°35′47″E.
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway is a railway line in Bas-Congo Province between the port of Matadi and Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Calrossie was a railway station on the Woodside railway line in Victoria, Australia. It closed during the 1950s with the other stations on the Woodside line, except Yarram.
Sunagawa Station is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line of Hokkaido Railway Company, located in Sunagawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, opened in 1891. The station previously served the closed Utashinai Line and Kamisunagawa Branch Line.
For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of the Congo, see Coupe du Congo.
Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the west bank of the Lualaba River, the largest headstream of the Congo River. It has 62,455 inhabitants.
Songololo is a town in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mindouli is one of two towns in the Republic of Congo with this name. This is the one in the Pool Department. It is very close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kibouende is one of a number of places in the Republic of Congo with this name. This one is in Pool District in the southeast.
Qaleh Ganj County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Qaleh Ganj. It was separated from Kahnuj County in 2005. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 69,008, in 14,649 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh): the Central District and Chah Dadkhoda District. The county has one city: Qaleh Ganj.
Nakano Station is a railway station in Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the Watarase Keikoku Railway.
Montrabé is a railway station in Montrabé, Occitanie, France. It is situated on the Brive-Toulouse railway line. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by SNCF.
The Ausserfern Railway is a cross-border railway line in the German state of Bavaria and the Austrian state of Tyrol. The single-tracked branch line starts from Kempten in Germany, before crossing into Austria just after passing through Pfronten. It then transits the Außerfern area around Reutte, before passing back into Germany in order to terminate at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
CHRC-FM is a radio station serving Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts a Soft adult contemporary format on 92.5 MHz. The station is owned by Evanov Radio Group through licensee Dufferin Communications Inc. The station is branded as Jewel 92.5.
Civic Center Station, is a metro station of Line 1, Wuxi Metro. It started operations on 1 July 2014. When construction is complete, it will also be a station on Line 4.
