The Ngiri River (or Giri River) is a tributary of 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 ...
that flows southward through the
Sud-Ubangi District
Sud-Ubangi (French for "South Ubangi") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It lies in the northwest of the country on the Ubangi River.
Sud-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Nord ...
of
Équateur 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 ...
.
The Ngiri originates near the town of
Kungu in
Kungu Territory
Kungu is a town and capital of one of the four territories of Sud-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Ubangi River forms the western boundary of Kungu Territory, separating it from the Republic of the Congo.
The Ngiri River, w ...
.
It forms the boundary between this territory and the
Budjala Territory
Budjala is a territory and a locality of Sud-Ubangi province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshas ...
to the east, and then the boundary with the
Bomongo Territory
Bomongo is a town in the Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Bomongo Territory. It lies on the west bank of the Ngiri River.
Bomongo is the only town in the Ngiri Reserve
The Ngiri Reserve is a protec ...
to the south.
It then flows south through Bomongo Territory past the town of
Bomongo
Bomongo is a town in the Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Bomongo Territory. It lies on the west bank of the Ngiri River.
Bomongo is the only town in the Ngiri Reserve
The Ngiri Reserve is a protec ...
on its right bank, entering the Ubangi further south.
The Ngiri River flows from north to south through the center of 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 ...
before joining the Ubangi. A wide zone bordering the Ngiri consists of alternating marshy grassland-savanna, swamp forests and seasonally flooded forests.
The savanna is burned in the dry season. At other times it is flooded.
The Ngiri flows slowly, with many meanders, and sometimes divides into more than one channel. The water is very dark.
During high water periods it is possible to paddle by canoe from the Ubangi through small channels of the Ngiri to the Congo river.
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Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tributaries of the Ubangi River
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