Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capitial city of Kasaï-Occidental Province and is intended as the capital of the proposed Lulua Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 463,556.

The city lies near the Lulua River - a tributary of the Kasai River and the Ilebo – Lubumbashi railway. An important commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a museum and to Kananga Airport.