Lodja

Lodja
Town
Lodja
Coordinates: 3°31′21.91″S 23°35′49.52″E / 3.5227528°S 23.5970889°E / -3.5227528; 23.5970889
Population
 (2016)
  Total
68,244

Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru (formerly Kasaï-Oriental) province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is serviced by the Lodja Airport which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from town. Lodja is a hub for both rice production in the province and diamond mining in the country. Lodja is and has been home to many Tetela.