Batubenge

Batubenge lies near the meeting of the Lubilash and Mbuji-Mayi rivers, in the country of the Bena Tshitolo. The Lubilash flows north towards the Sankuru, gathering the waters of the uplands before they continue west to the Kasai. The river valleys are part of a wider landscape inhabited by Luba communities, whose settlements extended across the Kasai basin.

The later city of Mbuji-Mayi lies nearby.