Libongo or Libogo is a village in the
Bas-Uélé
Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the forme ...
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a stop on the defunct
Vicicongo line
Chemins de fer des Uele (Uele Railways or Vicicongo line) is a narrow-gauge line in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was built between 1924 and 1937 as a portage railway bypassing Congo River rapids.
Route
The line ru ...
, a railway.
Location
Libongo is in the
Aketi Territory
Aketi Territory is a territory in the Bas-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Aketi. The territory borders Bondo Territory to the north, Buta Territory to the east, Basoko Territor ...
of Bas-Uélé.
It is at an elevation of about .
The village is on the RN4 road to the northwest of
Likati
Likati is a town in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Location
Likati is on the N4 road from Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Buta to Bondo, Democratic Republic of the ...
just past the point where a mixed-use bridge carries the road and railway across the
Likati River.
The road continues north to
Bondo.
As of 2014 the mixed-use bridge at Libogo was defective and dangerous for road users.
Former railway
The
Komba–Likati–Libongo–Bondo railway was a branch line from the main Vicicongo line from Aketi to Neja-Mawa.
The line was built by the ''
Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo''.
The section from Likati to Libogo opened in September 1927.
The section from Libogo to Bondo opened on 15 May 1928.
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Populated places in Bas-Uélé