Lusanga | |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Coordinates: | -4.8327°N 18.7283°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kwilu |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Bulungu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Lusanga (formerly Leverville) is a town in Kwilu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is at the confluence of the Kwenge and Kwilu rivers.The town is served by a small airport (IATA Code: LUS).
In the colonial era the town was called Leverville.It was named after William Lever of the Lever Brothers, which started as a soap-making business and grew into the Unilever consumer goods giant. In 1911 Lever signed a treaty with the Belgian government to gain access to the palm oil of the colony, and established the main coordinating base at Leverville.The Huileries du Congo Belge (HCB), a subsidiary of Lever Brothers, established a large palm oil factory at Leverville, one of three in Kwilu.