The town is close to the upper Kasai River, at the limit of navigation on that river, and is connected by dirt tracks to Luebo, 64 km east-north-east and Tshikapa, 150 km south.
The town is located close to the upper Kasai River, with access via dirt tracks leading to nearby towns of Luebo (64 km east-northeast) and Tshikapa (150 km south).