Lendu Plateau

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The Lendu Plateau is an area of high ground in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on the northwest side of Lake Albert.

Ituri Province Province in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ituri is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is the city of Bunia.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Country in Central Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, the DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, East Congo, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. It is sometimes anachronistically referred to by its former name of Zaire, which was its official name between 1971 and 1997. It is, by area, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa, and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of over 78 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country, the fourth-most-populous country in Africa, and the 16th-most-populous country in the world. Eastern DR Congo has been the scene of ongoing military conflict in Kivu, since 2015.

Lake Albert (Africa) lake in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lake Albert, also Mwitanzige and formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the African Great Lakes. Lake Albert is Africa's seventh-largest lake, and the world's twenty-seventh largest lake by volume.

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Location

The Lendu plateau is roughly a rectangle 80 km long and 50 wide, with the long axis in the SW-NE direction. Its approximate corners are 1°38′N30°31′E / 1.64°N 30.52°E / 1.64; 30.52 , 15 km south of Droro, 1°59′N30°14′E / 1.98°N 30.24°E / 1.98; 30.24 , 30 km west of Djugu, 2°28′N30°49′E / 2.47°N 30.81°E / 2.47; 30.81 , 30 km west of Nebbi, and 2°09′N31°07′E / 2.15°N 31.12°E / 2.15; 31.12 , 10 km south of Niarembe. The northeast edge of the plateau roughly coincides with the DRC-Uganda border. [1] [2]

Uganda Republic in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

Topography

The altitude of the plateau mostly varies between 1700 m and 2000 m. It rises towards the east to a set of mountains, the highest being Mount Aboro ( 2°00′37″N30°51′54″E / 2.010163°N 30.864985°E / 2.010163; 30.864985 , 2455 m). [1] [3] [2]

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Kpandroma, also spelled Kpandruma or Kwandruma, is a town in the Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located at about 2050 m above sea level, on the Lendu Plateau, 17 km northwest of Lake Albert and 30 km southwest of the frontier with Uganda. Kpandroma is crossed by the RS436 road; it is about 3300 km from Kinshasa by road, 123 from the province's capital Bunia, 70 km from Drodro, and 40 km from Mahagi, the two nearest larger towns in the province.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International: "Lendu Plateau". Online page, accessed on 2019-03-27.
  2. 1 2 Google Maps: "Lendu Plateau". Accessed on 2019-03-27.
  3. ↑ Russian Army: "Map E124 - IX 62-Д" Maps for the world website, Map 500k--a36-1. Accessed on 2019-03-27.
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