Maringa River
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The Maringa river is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. The Maringa, and the Lopori River
to the north, join near Basankusu
to form the Lulonga River
, a tributary of the Congo River
.
The Maringa / Lopori basin contains the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape
, an area of great ecological importance.
The Ngando people
live in the Maringa River area north of Ikela
.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. The Maringa, and the Lopori River
Lopori River
The Lopori river is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lopori, and the Maringa River to the south, join near Basankusu to form the Lulonga River, a tributary of the Congo River....
to the north, join near Basankusu
Basankusu
Basankusu is a town in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main town and administrative centre of the Territory of Basankusu. It boasts an airport, covered and open markets, a hospital and two recently installed cellphone networks....
to form the Lulonga River
Lulonga River
The Lulonga is a river in the Equateur province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is about 200 km long from its beginning at the town of Basankusu. There the Lopori and the Maringa join to form the Lulonga. The Lulonga river flows into the Congo River at the town Lulonga....
, a tributary of the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
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The Maringa / Lopori basin contains the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape
Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape
The Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape is an ecologically sensitive landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the Maringa / Lopori basin....
, an area of great ecological importance.
The Ngando people
Ngando people
The Ngando people are Bantu farmers who live in eastern part of Équateur and the western part of Orientale province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Population:...
live in the Maringa River area north of Ikela
Ikela
Ikela is a market town in Tshuapa District in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Tshuapa River east of Boende. Founded by Belgium in the early twentieth century as a trading post, it became an important local centre....
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