Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi, formerly Bakwanga, sits atop one of the largest known diamond deposits in the world, making it the traditional centre of industrial diamond mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A large city on the Mbuji-Mayi River in south-central DRC, it is thought to be the country's second-largest city after Kinshasa. Its name derives from Tshiluba and translates roughly as "Goat-Water." The city remains remote and poorly connected to surrounding provinces, with air travel the primary link to the wider country.

• Population2,101,332
• Nearest water from center 6.9 km4.3 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 46 km29 mi