Kalima | |
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Coordinates: 02°34′00″S 26°37′00″E / 2.56667°S 26.61667°E | |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 48,337 [1] |
Kalima is a town in Maniema Province, Congo. It is situated northeast of the provincial capital Kindu, between the Ulindi River and the Elila River, at an altitude of 2797 ft (852 m). [2] [3] The economic activity of Kalima and the surrounding area includes tin mining. [4] [5] In 2003 the town saw attacks by the Mai-Mai militias. [6] Kalima has a hospital and is served by Kalima Airport. [7] [8] As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 48,337. [1]
It is the see city of the Anglican Diocese of Kalima in the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo.[ citation needed]