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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
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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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3. GeoNames: Gemena - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2315728
    3.25651 19.77234 P PPLA CD 28 02 197159 420 Africa/Kinshasa
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 420 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 3.25, 19.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 3.25, 19.75
3.25 19.75 Aw
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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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