Lusanga, Kwilu
Place in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] The town is served by a small airport (IATA Code: LUS).
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Coordinates: 4.832707°S 18.728256°E / -4.832707; 18.728256 | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Province | Kwilu |
Territory | Bulungu |
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In the colonial era the town was called Leverville.[2] 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.[3] The Huileries du Congo Belge (HCB), a subsidiary of Lever Brothers, established a large palm oil factory at Leverville, one of three in Kwilu.[4]