Epena is a village of 2000 people, and seat of Epena District in the

Likouala Department Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The region h ...

of northeastern Republic of the Congo. It is on the

Likouala-aux-Herbes The Likouala-aux-Herbes is a river in the Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the Sangha River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. It gives its name to the Likouala Department. Location The Likouala-aux-Herbes is almost lo ...

river, just east of the

Lake Télé Community Reserve The Lake Télé Community Reserve is found in the Republic of the Congo. It was established on the 10 May 2001. This site covers around Lake Télé. In August 2010, the Cooperation Agreement between the governments of the Republic of the Congo ...

Notable residents

Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (born 22 June 1989 in Epena, Republic of the Congo) is a Republic of the Congo swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as ...

- Congolese Olympic swimmer

References

Likouala Department Populated places in the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub