Makanza
Makanza or Mankanza is a town in the Équateur province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, headquarters of Makanza territory.History
Makanza was formerly known as Bangala Station and then as Nouvelle-Anvers / Nieuw-Antwerpen. It is a port on the River Congo.
Located midway between Kinshasa and Kisangani, the location housed a trading post from the 1890.
The town was one of the main stages of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition.
The Bangala people of the area were among the first people to come in contact with the colonialists.
Their language, Lingala, eventually merged with the "Lobangi" lingua franca of the river.
Demographics
