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Coordinates: 2°2′41″N18°3′9″E / 2.04472°N 18.05250°E | |
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Department | Likouala |
District | Dongou |
Dongou is a town and the seat of Dongou District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo.
Dongou was the first capital of the region of "Oubangui inférieure" when it was in French Congo. At independence on 1960, it became the economic capital of Likouala region. Now, Dongou's population is around 10,000. Dongou receives two rivers: Oubangui with white water, and Motaba River with black water. Dongou is the geographic center of Africa.
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The Ubangi River, also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, forming the border between Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Subsequently, the Ubangi bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, the capital of the CAR, after which it flows south – forming the border between the DRC and the Republic of the Congo. The Ubangi finally joins the Congo River at Liranga.
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Dongou is a district in the Likouala Department of north-eastern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Dongou.
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