Lubue River

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Lubue River
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical characteristics
River mouth 4°10′17″S19°52′45″E / 4.1714°S 19.8792°E / -4.1714; 19.8792 Coordinates: 4°10′17″S19°52′45″E / 4.1714°S 19.8792°E / -4.1714; 19.8792
Basin features
River system Kasai River

The Lubue River runs from south to north through Idiofa Territory, Kwilu District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Near its origin in the south, where the Musanga River enters from the left, it is a small, winding river perhaps 12 metres (39 ft) wide obstructed by rocks and rapids. It becomes navigable at Mulasa, and below this point meanders through a very wide and wooded valley. It enters the Kasai near the town of Dibaya Lubue. [1]

Idiofa Territory in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Idiofa Territory is an administrative area in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital is the town of Idiofa.

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, 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 populated officially Francophone country, the fourth-most-populated country in Africa, and the 16th-most-populated country in the world. Currently, eastern DR Congo is the scene of ongoing military conflict in Kivu, since 2015.

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