Likati River is a river of northern
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 ...
, a tributary of the
Itimbiri River
The Itimbiri River is a right tributary of the Congo River, which it joins above Bumba. At one time it was important as a navigable waterway for transporting good from the northeast of the country down to the Congo.
Course
The Itimbiri River or ...
.
It flows through
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 Territory t ...
in
Bas-Uele District
Bas-Uele District (french: District du Bas-Uele, nl, District Beneden-Uele) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed from part of Uele District in 1912. Later it was merged back into Uele Distr ...
.
It was referenced in Congo Shadows by John B. Franz.
At
Libongo
Libongo or Libogo is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a stop on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway.
Location
Libongo is in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé.
It is at an elevation of about .
...
, northwest of the town of
Likati, the river is crossed by a mixed-use road and railway bridge.
As of 2014 the bridge was defective and dangerous for road users.
The railway, now defunct, was a branch of the
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 runs ...
built by the ''
Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo''.
References
Sources
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Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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