Lisala

Province

Lisala is a city in the province of Equateur in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo and, according to the revised administrative reform in the wake of the Constitution of 2005 capital of the province Mongala, which has not yet been implemented. The Congo River flows through the city. According to a calculation in 2010 is the number of inhabitants Lisalas 79 235.

Lisala is the birthplace of Mobutu Sese Seko, who was from 1965 to 1997 President of the dictatorial state -run Zaire.