Moanda or Muanda is a town and
territory lying on the
Atlantic Ocean coast of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo at the mouth of the
Congo River.
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] It is situated in
Kongo Central Province, and has a population of 90,812 as of 2012. The town has an
airport and is known for its beaches, and has a few limited tourist facilities, but tourism is incidental to the main economic activities of the town.
The town of Muanda is north-west of the small port of
Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
in the mouth of the Congo, and southeast of Point Kipundji.
The Moanda Oil Terminal, consisting of various platforms, pipelines and a permanent tanker, lies 10 miles southwest of Point Kipundji.
Some 100 km upstream from Muanda, on the north bank of the Congo River, lies the city of
Boma, DR Congo's second-largest port. The great width and depth of the Congo River allow seagoing vessels to reach Boma and the largest port,
Matadi, despite their distance from the coast.
Climate
The
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies Moanda‘s climate as
tropical wet and dry (''Aw''), although it is only marginally wet enough to avoid being classed as a
hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(''BSh'').
See also
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Mangroves National Park
Mangroves National Park (also french: Parc marin des Mangroves or Muanda Marine Reserve) is a protected area and Ramsar wetland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's only marine park and is notable for its mangrove fores ...
References
External links
Description of Muanda (French)
Populated places in Kongo Central
Communities on the Congo River
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