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Mbuji-Mayi

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Mbuji-Mayi , formerly Bakwanga , city (1984 pop. 486,235), capital of Kasai-Oriental province, S central Congo (Kinshasa), on the Sankuru River. A commercial center in Luba country, it handles most of the industrial diamonds produced in the Congo. After the Congo attained independence (1960) the city's population grew rapidly with the immigration of Luba people from other parts of the country. From 1960 to 1962 it was the capital of the secessionist Mining State of South Kasai .

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Mbuji‐Mayi

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Mbuji‐Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Bakwanga Why the town is called ‘Water Goat’ from the Swahili is not known, but it is probably associated with some local legend. It grew into a mining town after diamonds were discovered in 1909. Until 1966 it was called Bakwanga, a name derived from the Kwango River.

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