Lusanga, Kwilu Explained

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.

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