Mushie is a town in Mai-Ndombe province,

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and is the administrative center of Mushie

territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

. It lies at an elevation of 1118 ft (340 m), on the northern bank of the Kasai River at its confluence with the

Fimi River The Fimi River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows from Lake Mai-Ndombe to the Kasai River, which in turn empties into the Congo. One of the Fimi's tributaries is the Lukenie River The Lukenie River is a river in the c ...

. Mushie's population is roughly 33,000. Mushie was the birthplace of the celebrated Congolese musician

Papa Wendo Antoine Wendo Kolosoy (April 25, 1925 – July 28, 2008), known as Papa Wendo, was a Congolese musician. He is considered the "Father" of Congolese rumba, also known as soukous, a musical style blending son cubano, beguine, waltz, tango and cha- ...

. The town is served by

Mushie Airport Mushie Airport is an airport serving the town of Mushie in Democratic Republic of the Congo. See also * * *Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo *List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo References External links O ...

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Populated places in Mai-Ndombe Province {{DRCongo-geo-stub