Kungu is a town and capital of one of the four territories of
Sud-Ubangi Province,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
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The
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River (), also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River in the region of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge ...
forms the western boundary of Kungu Territory, separating it from the
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 w ...
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The
Ngiri River
The Ngiri River (or Giri River) is a tributary of the Ubangi River that flows southward through the Sud-Ubangi District of Province of Équateur, Équateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Ngiri originates near the town of Kungu in ...
, which flows southward through the
Ngiri Reserve
The Ngiri Reserve is a protected area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It is located in western Équateur province, in the Bomongo, Bikoro and Makanza territories, and covers a total area of .
It extends northward from the conflue ...
, originates near the town of Kungu.
References
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Populated places in Sud-Ubangi