Nyangwe
Nyangwe, on the right bank of the Lualaba River in DR Congo's Maniema Province, holds a dense 19th-century history as a Swahili–Arab trading hub for ivory, gold, and slaves, founded around 1860 under the influence of the slave trader Tippu Tip. David Livingstone, the first European to visit in 1871, witnessed a massacre of hundreds at the town market. Henry Morton Stanley departed from here in 1877 to follow the Lualaba downstream, ultimately establishing it as a source of the Congo River.
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- Nearest water from center 2.2 km1.4 mi
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Nyangwe: quick answers
Where is Nyangwe?
Nyangwe is in Congo - Kinshasa.
How do you get to Nyangwe?
The nearest airport is Kindu (KND), about 4 hr 1 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nyangwe?
The warmest month is July, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is November, at 24°C76°F. The wettest month is November, with about 225 mm8.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)