Main road
The principal road through the area forms the backbone of the map, with the settlement's lanes and compounds gathered close along it.
Minimalist map poster · DR Congo
0.8254° S / 29.3645° E
A small settlement on the open plains of North Kivu, its roads crossing grassland in the region of Virunga National Park.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Katanda is a locality in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the plains that stretch south of Lake Edward toward the volcanic highlands. The surrounding area lies in the broad region of Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest national park, and the map around the settlement is dominated by open land rather than dense streets.
From above, the settlement appears as a cluster of lanes and small compounds gathered around the main road, with tracks leading out into farmland and savanna. Rivers flowing toward Lake Edward cross the landscape, and the terrain rises gradually toward the hills and volcanoes further south. The contrast between a small built-up core and wide, open land is the defining feature.
A Katanda map poster is a minimal, almost sparse composition, well suited to the style of the prints. A few roads, the fine lines of watercourses and the edges of cultivated plots are enough to describe the place, and the space around them gives the poster an airy, spacious feel.
The principal road through the area forms the backbone of the map, with the settlement's lanes and compounds gathered close along it.
Open grassland and farmland extend around the settlement toward Lake Edward, leaving broad unmarked areas that give the poster a calm, spacious balance.
Watercourses crossing the plain draw thin, meandering lines across the sheet, a gentle counterpoint to the straighter tracks and field edges.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Katanda
For people from Katanda, or for those who have lived, worked or travelled in North Kivu, this map is a personal record of a place that rarely appears on a wall. Its simplicity makes it easy to live with.
Choose your own title and subtitle, perhaps a name or a year, and keep or edit the coordinates line. Five styles are available, including Classic black & white, Paper and Sand, as digital HD files for $9 or as a printed poster.
Order the Katanda poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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