Lukula

{{Short description|Town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}{{Infobox place

| name = Lukula

| settlement_type = Town

| pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| coordinates = {{coord|05|24|00|S|12|56|00|E|region:CD|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|DR Congo}}

| image_map = Cabinda pol77.jpg

| map_caption = Lukula and surrounding area.

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Kongo Central

| area_total_km2 = 10

| elevation_m = 144

| population_total = 26878

| population_as_of = 2004

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = WAT

| utc_offset = +1

}}

Lukula is a town in, and a territory of Kongo Central province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the road and disused Mayumbe railway line between Boma, to the south, and Tshela, to the north, on the southern bank of the Lakula river.National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition, National Geographic Society, 1992{{Cite web |title=Lukula Map {{!}} Democratic Republic of the Congo Google Satellite Maps |url=http://www.maplandia.com/democratic-republic-congo/bas-zaire/lukula/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=www.maplandia.com}}{{Cite web |title=www.maplibrary.org |url=http://www.maplibrary.org/stacks/Africa/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Congo/Kongo%20central/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209062545/http://maplibrary.org/stacks/Africa/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Congo/Kongo%20central/index.php |archive-date=9 February 2009 |access-date=8 February 2009}} Lukula lies at an altitude of 144 m (472 ft) above sea level.{{Cite web |title=Lukula topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-k7xst6/Lukula/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=Topographic maps |language=en}} Economic activity includes cement production, utilising locally occurring limestone,{{Cite web |title=Rocks for Crops - Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo) |url=http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/19congo_drc.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327140421/http://www.uoguelph.ca/~geology/rocks_for_crops/19congo_drc.PDF |archive-date=27 March 2014 |access-date=7 January 2014}} and commercial Logging.{{Cite web |title=How can the International Community Get the World Bank to Adhere to its Principles in the DRC? |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/carving-up-the-congo-part4.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016133357/http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/carving-up-the-congo-part4.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2009 |access-date=16 October 2014}} As of the year 2004, there were 26,878 residents within Lukula.{{Cite web |title=Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/drcongo/cities/?cityid=25007 |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}