Lubao is a town in

Lomami Lomami may refer to: * Lomami River, a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Lomami Province, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Lomami Province (former), a former province of Zaire {{Disambig ...

province, Kasai-Oriental Province,

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. The town is the administrative center of the

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of the same name. It lies near the eastern bank of the

Lomami River The Lomami River (, , ) is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo. The Lomami rises in the south of the country, near ...

. The town is served by Lubao Airport. Economic activity in the surrounding area includes

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, and the town is a centre for diamond trading.www.africaintelligence.com
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Populated places in Lomami {{DRCongo-geo-stub