Tshela

Tshela
Tshela Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°58′S 12°56′E / 4.967°S 12.933°E / -4.967; 12.933
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Bas-Congo
District	Bas-fleuve

Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district, in Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was the birthplace of Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the first president of the Republic of Congo, after independence from Belgium, in 1960. The town was linked to the port of Boma, Congo by an isolated narrow gauge railway, the Mayumbe Line. This 610mm gauge line lasted from 1889–1984.

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Coordinates: 04°58′00″S 12°56′00″E / 4.96667°S 12.93333°E / -4.96667; 12.93333

Kongo Central Province
Cities and communes	Matadi (capital) Communes Matadi Nzanza Mvuzi Boma Communes Kabondo Kalamu Moanda (territory) Nzadi
Districts and territories	Bas-Fleuve District Territories Lukula Seke-Banza Tshela Cataractes District Territories Luozi Mbanza-Ngungu Nkamba Songololo Lukaya District Territories Kasangulu Kimvula Madimba