Lubao, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Encyclopedia
Lubao is a town and territory
in Kabinda District
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It lies near the eastern bank of the Lomami River
. The town is served by Lubao Airport. Economic activity in the surrounding area includes diamond
mining
, and the town is a centre for diamond trading.
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...
in Kabinda District
Kabinda District
Kabinda District is a district located in the Kasai-Oriental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. It lies near the eastern bank of the Lomami River
Lomami River
The Lomami River is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo....
. The town is served by Lubao Airport. Economic activity in the surrounding area includes diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, and the town is a centre for diamond trading.