Makongo (or Bakongo, Bakongoi, Bakongai etc.) is a settlement in the
Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Makongo is in
Bambesa Territory
Bambesa is a territory of the province of Bas-Uele resulting from the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Its administrative center is the town of Bambesa.
Settlements include the town of Makongo on the Makongo River and Zobia on t ...
,
Bas-Uélé province.
It is on the
Makongo River
The Makongo River (french: Rivière Makongo) is a river of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Bomokandi River, which in turn is a tributary of the Uele River.
Course
The Makongo flows through the province of Bas-U ...
, a tributary of the
Bomokandi River, which in turn is a tributary of the
Uele River
The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Course
The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originate ...
.
Historical
The Italian explorer
Giovanni Miani
Giovanni Miani (Rovigo 17 March 1810 – Tangasi 21 November 1872) was an Italian explorer. He is known for his explorations of the Nile, where he came close to being the first European to reach its source in Lake Victoria, and for his exploratio ...
Mangià arrive in Bakongoi on 3 July 1872.
At this point his escort refused to go further.
Miani stayed at Bakangoi until 16 September 1872.
The sultan was greatly pleased with a present of a looking glass, and told him much about the lands to the south and west.
Based on interviews with the sultan and his subjects Miani drew a sketch map of the region.
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Populated places in Bas-Uélé