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Sankuru, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types
SankuruProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lodja68,244 (2016)
Lusambo41,416 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
306397
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306397:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sankuru, République démocratique du Congo
German:
Sankuru, Demokratische Republik Kongo
Italian:
Provincia di Sankuru, Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Kongo:
Kizûnga Sankuru, Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi
Russian:
Санкуру, Демократическая Республика Конго
Simplified Chinese:
桑库鲁省, 刚果民主共和国
Spanish:
Sankuru, República Democrática del Congo
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Sankuru, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
Belarusian:
Санкуру , Дэмакратычная Рэспубліка Конга
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Санкуру, Дэмакратычная Рэспубліка Конга
Bulgarian:
Санкуру, Демократична република Конго
Cebuano:
Sankuru, Republikang Demokratiko sa Congo
Dutch:
Sankuru, Congo-Kinshasa
Esperanto:
Provinco Sankuro, Demokratia Respubliko Kongo
Finnish:
Sankuru, Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta
Georgian:
სანკურუს პროვინცია, კონგოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა
Hungarian:
Sankuru tartomány, Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
Indonesian:
Provinsi Sankuru, Republik Demokratik Kongo
Japanese:
サンクル州, コンゴ民主共和国
Korean:
상쿠루주, 콩고 민주 공화국
Mingrelian:
სანკურუშ პროვინცია, კონგოშ დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა
Northern Frisian:
Sankuru, Demokraatisk Republiik Kongo
Norwegian:
Sankuru, Den demokratiske republikken Kongo
Polish:
Sankuru, Demokratyczna Republika Konga
Portuguese:
Sankuru, República Democrática do Congo
Swedish:
Sankuru, Kongo-Kinshasa
Traditional Chinese:
桑庫魯省, 剛果民主共和國
Ukrainian:
Санкуру, Демократична Республіка Конго
Walloon:
Province do Sankourou, Congo-Kinchassa
Waray:
Sankuru, Republika Demokratika han Congo


Sankuru is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Sankuru was formed from the Sankuru District, whose town of Lusambo was elevated to capital city of the new province.

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1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTanteuxenite-(Y)4.DG.05Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
YYttrium
Yⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tanteuxenite-(Y)Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankuru
Wikidata ID:Q209829
GeoNames ID:205828

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