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Yokangassi Airport
Yokangassi Airport is an airport serving the town of Nkayi, Congo, Nkayi in Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo. The runway is south of the town. See also * * * List of airports in the Republic of the Congo * Transport in the Republic of the Congo References External linksOpenStreetMap - Yokangassi
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Nkayi, Congo
Nkayi is a town and a commune in the Bouenza Department of the Republic of the Congo. It is the country's fourth largest city with a population of 71,620 (2007 census). Nkayi is a major sugar production centre in the country. Transport The city is served by a station on the national railway network, the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is home to Yokangassi Airport, also known as Nkayi Airport. History Situated in the fertile Niari Valley, the town was named Jacob in 1887. That was the name of the French engineer who led the first mission to select the best route for the Congo-Ocean Railway. Then the city began growing thanks to the thriving sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk ... plantations led by important agroindustries. In 1975, Jacob had a popula ...
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Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda Province, Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo was formerly part of the French colonial empire, French colony of French Equatorial Africa, Equatorial Africa. The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 and gained independence from France in 1960. It was a Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name ...
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Bouenza Department
Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is Madingou. Towns and cities include Loudima, Mouyondzi, Loutété and Nkayi. Administrative divisions Bouenza Department is divided into one commune and ten districts: Districts # Madingou District # Mouyondzi District # Boko-Songho District # Mfouati District # Loudima District # Kayes District #* Former Nkayi District minus Nkayi Commune (?) # Kingoué District #* Part of the former Mouyondzi District # Mabombo District #* Part of the former Madingou/Mouyondzi Districts (?) # Tsiaki District #* Part of the former Mouyondzi District # Yamba District #* Part of the former Mouyondzi District Communes # Nkayi Commune # Madingou Commune Demographics The population is 309,073 in 2007, and the area ...
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List Of Airports In The Republic Of The Congo
This is a list of airports in the Republic of the Congo, sorted by location. See also * Transport in the Republic of the Congo Transport in the Republic of Congo includes land, air and water modes. Over of paved roads are in use. The two international airports are Maya-Maya Airport and Pointe Noire Airport. The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at ... * List of airports by ICAO code: F#FC - Republic of the Congo (ROC), formerly known as Congo * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Congo References * * External links * Lists of airports in the Republic of the Congo: *Great Circle Mapper**World Aero Data*HotelsTravel.com {{Africa in topic, List of airports in Congo, Republic of the Airports Airports Congo, Republic of the ...
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Transport In The Republic Of The Congo
Transport in the Republic of Congo includes land, air and water modes. Over of paved roads are in use. The two international airports are Maya-Maya Airport and Pointe Noire Airport. The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at Pointe-Noire, others along the Congo River at Brazzaville and Impfondo. Railways ''The'' 510 km Congo-Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. The road uses a 1.067-m gauge. Timeline In 2003, concessioning occurred. In 2006, rail service was suspended by floods and oil shortages. On 12 April 2007, a South Korean consortium agreed to build a new 800 km railway in the Congo-Brazzaville Republic in return for timber concessions. The railway would connect Brazzaville to Ouesso in the northwest Sangha region. A two-year feasibility study would take place before a final agreement with the government and starting construction work on the railway. Highways Highways span 23,324 km. 3,111 km are paved ...
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