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Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mbuji-Mayi | City |
| Kasaï-Oriental | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Mbuji-Mayi | 874,761 (2012) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mbujimayi; Bakwanga
Other Languages:
French:
Mbujimayi, Kasaï oriental, République démocratique du Congo
German:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai, Demokratische Republik Kongo
Italian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai Orientale, Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Russian:
Мбужи-Майи, Чиленге, Демократическая Республика Конго
Simplified Chinese:
姆布吉马伊, 东开赛省, 刚果民主共和国
Spanish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai Oriental, República Democrática del Congo
Afrikaans:
Mbuji-Mayi, Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo
Arabic:
مبوجي-مايي, جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
Armenian:
Մբուժի-Մայի, Կոնգոյի Դեմոկրատական Հանրապետություն
Basque:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kongoko Errepublika Demokratikoa
Bavarian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мбужы-Маі, Усходняе Касаі, Дэмакратычная Рэспубліка Конга
Bengali:
বুজি-মায়ি, গণতান্ত্রিক কঙ্গো প্রজাতন্ত্র
Bulgarian:
Мбужи-Майи, Касаи-Ориентал, Демократична република Конго
Cebuano:
Mbuji-Mayi City, Tshilenge District, Republikang Demokratiko sa Congo
Chechen:
Мбужи-Майи, Конгон Демократин Республика
Croatian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Demokratska Republika Kongo
Czech:
Mbuji-Mayi, Demokratická republika Kongo
Danish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Demokratiske Republik Congo
Dutch:
Mbuji-Mayi, Oost-Kasaï, Congo-Kinshasa
Esperanto:
Mbuji-Mayi, Orienta Kasajo, Demokratia Respubliko Kongo
Estonian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kongo Demokraatlik Vabariik
Farsi/Persian:
مبوجی-مایی, کاسای, جمهوری دموکراتیک کنگو
Finnish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Itä-Kasai, Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta
Georgian:
მბუჟი-მაიი, აღმოსავლეთ კასაის პროვინცია, კონგოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა
Greek:
Μπούτζι-Μάγι, Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό
Gujarati:
બુજી-માયી
Hausa:
Mbuji-Mayi, Jamhuriyar dimokuradiyya Kwango
Hebrew:
מבוג'י מאיי, קסאי-אוריינטל, הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו
Hindi:
गांदाजीका, कांगो लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्य
Hungarian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kelet-Kasai tartomány, Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
Indonesian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Republik Demokratik Kongo
Japanese:
ムブジマイ, 東カサイ州, コンゴ民主共和国
Kannada:
ಎಂಬುಜಿ ಮಯಿ, ಕಾಂಗೋ ಪ್ರಜಾಸತ್ತಾತ್ಮಕ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
Korean:
음부지마이, 동카사이주, 콩고 민주 공화국
Kyrgyz:
Бакванга, Конго Демократиялык Республикасы
Latvian:
Mbužimaji, Kongo Demokrātiskā Republika
Lingala:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai ya Monyɛlɛ, Kongó-Kinsásá
Lithuanian:
Mbuži Majis, Kongo Demokratinė Respublika
Malay:
Mbuji-Mayi, Republik Demokratik Congo
Marathi:
बुजी-मायी, काँगोचे लोकशाही प्रजासत्ताक
Mingrelian:
მბუჟი-მაიი, ბჟაეიოლი კასაიშ პროვინცია, კონგოშ დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა
Norwegian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, Den demokratiske republikken Kongo
Polish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai Wschodnie, Demokratyczna Republika Konga
Portuguese:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï Oriental, República Democrática do Congo
Romanian:
Mbuji-Mayi, Republica Democrată Congo
Serbian:
Мбуџи Маји, Демократска Република Конго
Shona:
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sinhalese:
ම්බුජි-මයි, කොන්ගෝ ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනරජය
Slovak:
Mbuji-Mayi, Konžská demokratická republika
Swahili:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai Mashariki, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
Swedish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, Kongo-Kinshasa
Tamil:
பூஜி-மாயி, காங்கோ மக்களாட்சிக் குடியரசு
Telugu:
మబూజీ-మయ్
Thai:
มูฮิมายิ, สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยคองโก
Traditional Chinese:
姆布吉馬伊, 東開賽省, 剛果民主共和國
Turkish:
Mbuji-Mayi, Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Мбужі-Маї, Східне Касаї, Демократична Республіка Конго
Urdu:
مبوجی مایی, جمہوری جمہوریہ کانگو
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mbuji-mayi, Kongo Demokratik Respublikasi
Vietnamese:
Mbuji-Mayi, Cộng hòa Dân chủ Congo
Waray:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-oriental, Republika Demokratika han Congo
Zulu:
Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, IRiphabliki Labantu weKongo
Mbuji-Mayi or Mbujimayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasaï-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the second-largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa but ahead of Lubumbashi, Kisangani and Kananga, though the exact population is not known. Estimates ranged from a 2010 CIA World Factbook estimated population of 1,480,000 to as many as 3,500,000 estimated by the United Nations in 2008.
Mbuji-Mayi lies in Luba country on the Mbuji-Mayi River. The name Mbuji-Mayi comes from the local language, Tshiluba, and translates as "Goat-Water", a name deriving from the great number of goats in the region. Despite its large population, the city remains remote, having little connection to surrounding provinces or to Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. However, Mbuji-Mayi is the traditional centre of industrial diamond mining in Congo, with it being located on top of one of the largest known deposits in the world. Air travel is provided through the Mbuji-Mayi Airport.
The area around Mbuji-Mayi is one of the richest sources of mineral wealth in the world. In the 1950s, it was estimated that the Mbuji-Mayi area had the world's most important industrial diamond deposits, containing at least 300 million carats of diamonds. The city was literally constructed on top of the diamond deposits, and while the city's reputation as a company town under tight control of Belgian economic interests meant it was neat and orderly, it also meant that the city's buildings and homes, including those of top MIBA (Société Minière de Bakwanga) executives, were sometimes demolished to access the diamonds.
In the earlier years, most of the diamonds mined in the area came from one large MIBA-controlled mine on the city's outskirts, but diamonds could also be easily found in the area's streams and waterways, making it possible for anyone to collect them.
As of 1963, Mbuji-Mayi-based MIBA was the source of 80 percent of the world's industrial diamonds and 57 percent of all diamonds.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities11 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbuji-Mayi |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q319660 |
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Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, DR Congo