Tshela

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Tshela
Tshela
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°58′S 12°56′E / 4.967°S 12.933°E / -4.967; 12.933
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Bas-Congo
District Bas-fleuve

Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district, in Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was the birthplace of Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the first president of the Republic of Congo, after independence from Belgium, in 1960. The town was linked to the port of Boma, Congo by an isolated narrow gauge railway, the Mayumbe Line. This 610mm gauge line lasted from 1889–1984.

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    Coordinates: 04°58′00″S 12°56′00″E / 4.96667°S 12.93333°E / -4.96667; 12.93333

    Bas-Congo Province
    Cities and communes
    Matadi (capital)
    Communes
    Matadi
    Nzanza
    Mvuzi
    Boma
    Communes
    Kabondo
    Kalamu
    Moanda (territory)
    Nzadi
    Districts and territories
    Bas-Fleuve District
    Territories
    Lukula
    Seke-Banza
    Tshela
    Cataractes District
    Lukaya District
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