Ingende is a town in the
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 Équate ...
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of
Ingende Territory.
Location
Ingende is on the south shore of the
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 ...
just downstream of the confluence of the
Momboyo River and the
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 rou ...
.
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 (called the Momboyo River in its lower section) flows through the center of the territory.
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Populated places in the province of Équateur