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The M'pozo is a river in the province of 
The river is especially known for the lower part of its course and for its canyon, which is used by the 
Bas-Congo
Kongo Central ( kg, Kongo dia Kati ), formerly Bas-Congo is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Matadi.
History
At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the g ...
in the 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 ...
. Its source is located in Angola
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and it forms part of the Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border. The river ends on the left bank of the Congo River
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...
, a few kilometres upstream of Matadi
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, ...
.
The river is especially known for the lower part of its course and for its canyon, which is used by the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway is a railway line in Kongo Central province between Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the port of Matadi.
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway was built between 1890 and 1898 in order to bypas ...
, and which constituted the principal difficulty during the construction of this railway line at the end of the 19th century.
References
Rivers of Angola Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo International rivers of Africa Border rivers Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border {{DRCongo-river-stub