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Mbandaka

Middle Africa

Mbandaka is a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers, and serves as the capital of Equateur Province.

Facts
Population
470,307 1
Area (sq km)
460 1
Founding Year
1883 2
Founding Year
1883 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
370 1
Latitude
0.048611 degrees north 1
Longitude
18.260278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Millard Fuller

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Source Millard Fuller (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
Again, as missionaries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Fullers began work in Mbandaka, a city of extreme poverty in the western part of the country.
Sources
1. Mbandaka (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 470,307 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 0.048611, longitude 18.260278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 370 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 460.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 470307 (2023)
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2. Mbandaka (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The city was founded in 1883 by British explorer Henry Morton Stanley under the name Équateurville.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Mbandaka - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2312895
    0.04865 18.26034 P PPLA CD 02 01 455011 315 Africa/Kinshasa
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 315 m
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4. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 18.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 18.25
0.25 18.25 Af
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Wikidata: Mbandaka
Wikidata Q211070, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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