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Gemena

Middle Africa

Gemena is the capital of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population recorded at 350,511 in 2017, up from 138,527 at the 2012 census. The city has a large airport and hosts military infrastructure, and it contains a mausoleum honoring Mama Yemo, the mother of Mobutu Sese Seko, who died in Gemena in 1971. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
197,159 1
Elevation (m)
555 2
Latitude
3.25 degrees north 2
Longitude
19.766667 degrees east 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Gemena
GeoNames geonameid 2315728 (Gemena), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Gemena (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 3.25, longitude 19.766667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 555 m
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Gemena (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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