Mindouli District

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Mindouli District in the department
Country Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo
Department Pool Department
Time zone UTC+1 (GMT +1)

Mindouli (can also be written as Minduli) is a district in the Pool Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Mindouli.

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