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Ingende
Ingende is a town in the Province of Équateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Ingende Territory. Location Ingende is on the south shore of the Ruki River just downstream of the confluence of the Momboyo River and the Busira River. The nearby Ingende Airport (FZEI) has a runway. The N8 highway passes through the town, crossing the Ruki River by ferry. The Ingende Territory stretches to the south and east of Ingende, bounded by the Busira River to the north and the Salonga River to the northeast. The Luilaka River The Momboyo River (french: Rivière Momboyo) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It joins the Busira River to form the Ruki River, a tributary of the Congo River. The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are navigable for f ... (called the Momboyo River in its lower section) flows through the center of the territory. Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Populated places in the province of Équateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingende Airport
Ingende Airport is an airstrip serving Ingende, a village on the Ruki River in Province of Équateur, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The runway is west of Ingende. The Mbandaka VOR/DME (Ident: MBA) is located west-southwest of the airstrip. See also * * * Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo References External links Ingende AirportHERE Maps - Ingende AirportOpenStreetMap - Ingende AirportOurAirports - Ingende Airport * Airports in the Province of Équateur {{DRCongo-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingende Territory
Ingende Territory is a second-level administrative area (territory) in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its headquarters is the town of Ingende. Ingende Territory covers 17,328 km² and is divided into three administrative divisions or "sectors Sector may refer to: Places * Sector, West Virginia, U.S. Geometry * Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc * Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc * Spherical sector, a p ...": :*Bokatola, with 6 groupings (groupements) and 118 villages; :*Duali, with 5 groupings (groupements) and 143 villages; :*Eungu, with 4 groupings (groupements) and 94 villages. Notes and references {{coord missing, Democratic Republic of the Congo Populated places in the province of Équateur Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruki River
The Ruki is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Congo River. It may be seen as the lower reach of the Busira River, which in turn may be seen as the lower reach of the Tshuapa River. Location The Ruki is a major river in the Cuvette Centrale of the middle Congo River basin. The watershed covers about . The drainage basin is almost entirely pristine lowland forest and swamp forest. As of 2020, 248 species of fish had been identified in 26 families. The main rivers are the Ruki-Busira, Momboyo-Luilaka, Tshuapa River, Tshuapa, Lomela River, Lomela and Salonga River, Salonga. The most important town in the river basin is Boende on the Tshuapa, upstream from where it joins the Lomela to form the Busira. The Ruki River forms above Ingende where the Momboyo River joins the Busira River from the left and flows in a west-northwest direction. It enters the Congo from the east, flowing past the north of the town of Mbandaka. The Ruki and its main t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momboyo River
The Momboyo River (french: Rivière Momboyo) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It joins the Busira River to form the Ruki River, a tributary of the Congo River. The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are navigable for from its mouth. Location The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are sometimes treated as one river. The lower is called the Momboyo, and above this it is called Luilaka., The Momboya proper forms to the southeast of the village of Waka, Equateur, just over the border in Tshuapa, where the Luilaka River is joined from the right by the Loile River at Bakako. It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Busira River. It joins the Busira River from the left above Ingende to form the Ruki River, which flows for in a west-northwest direction to join the Congo River. There are of swamps on the Momboyo before it joins the Busira. Navigation The combined Momboyo–Luilaka river is navigabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luilaka River
The Momboyo River (french: Rivière Momboyo) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It joins the Busira River to form the Ruki River, a tributary of the Congo River. The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are navigable for from its mouth. Location The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are sometimes treated as one river. The lower is called the Momboyo, and above this it is called Luilaka., The Momboya proper forms to the southeast of the village of Waka, Equateur, just over the border in Tshuapa, where the Luilaka River is joined from the right by the Loile River at Bakako. It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Busira River. It joins the Busira River from the left above Ingende to form the Ruki River, which flows for in a west-northwest direction to join the Congo River. There are of swamps on the Momboyo before it joins the Busira. Navigation The combined Momboyo–Luilaka river is navigable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Équateur
Équateur is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. The new province was formed from the Équateur district and the independently administered city of Mbandaka which retained its status as a provincial capital. History The province of Équateur created in 1917 was much larger than today. Over time it went through a number of border and name changes. Under Article 2 of the 2006 Constitution it was to assume its current boundaries, but administratively they were not finalized until 2015. Administrative divisions The province consists of eight administrative subdivisions, one of which is the provincial capital, Mbandaka; and seven of which are territories: :# Bikoro Territory (Bukoro Territory) with the town of Bikoro :# Lukolela Territory with the town of Lukolela :# Basankus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busira River
The Busira River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Ruki River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. The Busira may be seen as the upper reach of the Ruki River. It is navigable year round. Location The Busira River forms a few miles west of Boende where the Lomela River joins the Tshuapa River from the left. The Busira receives the Salonga River upstream from Lotoko. The Momboyo River joins the Busira River from the left to form the Ruki River above Ingende. The Busira is long, and the whole Ruki-Busira waterway is long. The Ruki–Busira can be navigated year round, since the depth is always more than and reaches in the flood period. High water is in March-April and November. Low water is in February and June-July. Villages along the Busira River include Lingunda, Boleke, Bokote and Loolo. These have markets for wild animals and for forest products from the nearby Salonga National Park. They are the main sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salonga River
The Salonga River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the Busira River. Course The river's name is said to come from a mispronunciation of "nsao'loonga", the local name of a bird. The Salonga River meanders in a generally northwest direction through the Salonga National Park and on to its confluence with the Busira River. The Salonga National Park is the largest forest national park in Africa, with an area of . The river enters the Busira upstream from Lotoko Lotoko, also known by the slang term "pétrole", is a home-distilled alcoholic drink or "moonshine" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lotoko is usually made from maize, but sometimes from cassava or Plantain (cooking), plantain. Heads of .... It is navigable all year with 50 ton barges up to Watsi-Kengo. Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |