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1423:(Haut-Uele)
1405:(Nord-Kivu)
1222:10 December
539:Main sights
376:journey to
364:Description
346:Congo River
166:City status
117: /
1592:Categories
1545:Mbuji-Mayi
1540:(Équateur)
1509:Lubumbashi
1378:(Bas-Uele)
1360:(Sud-Kivu)
1283:2008-09-16
1164:2018-05-17
1054:2012-01-30
990:References
916:See also:
625:dry season
489:"Mbandaka"
350:Ruki River
279:pronounced
224:Population
190:Government
182:Mbandaka,
105:18°15′21″E
1522:(Sankuru)
1504:(Mongala)
1495:(Lualaba)
1482:Kisangani
1477:(Maniema)
1383:Gbadolite
1351:(Tshuapa)
1323:provinces
1244:28 August
1159:0190-8286
1010:1 January
464:(now the
340:Geography
257:Time zone
232:1,187,837
216:Elevation
198:Yves Balo
102:0°02′52″N
1598:Mbandaka
1554:Tshikapa
1536:Mbandaka
1486:(Tshopo)
1468:(Kwango)
1432:(Lomami)
1338:Bandundu
973:See also
901:Source:
896:(61.21)
827:Average
576:hectares
513:Rwandans
378:Kinshasa
275:Mbandaka
176:Communes
146:Province
139:DR Congo
77:Mbandaka
23:Mbandaka
1558:(Kasaï)
1518:Lusambo
1491:Kolwezi
1455:Kananga
1437:Kalemie
1428:Kabinda
1369:(Ituri)
1342:(Kwilu)
1325:of the
891:(3.78)
886:(5.28)
881:(7.32)
876:(7.91)
871:(6.54)
866:(4.09)
861:(3.54)
856:(4.37)
851:(5.39)
846:(6.61)
841:(3.70)
836:(2.68)
822:(69.3)
817:(69.6)
812:(69.3)
807:(69.1)
802:(68.7)
797:(68.5)
792:(68.5)
787:(69.4)
782:(70.3)
777:(70.2)
772:(69.8)
767:(69.4)
762:(69.3)
752:(86.6)
747:(86.7)
742:(86.2)
737:(86.4)
732:(85.8)
727:(84.6)
722:(84.0)
717:(85.8)
712:(88.2)
707:(88.3)
702:(88.3)
697:(88.3)
692:(86.9)
607:Climate
436:equator
411:History
393:Lingala
306:in the
302:) is a
251:376,000
184:Wangata
157:Founded
130:Country
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1527:Matadi
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1500:Lisala
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1446:Kamina
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1410:Inongo
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1392:Gemena
1385:
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1356:Bukavu
1349:
1347:Boende
1340:
1181:. BBC.
1157:
912:People
643:Month
509:Kabila
399:, and
397:French
382:Boende
292:French
1473:Kindu
1464:Kenge
1419:Isiro
1365:Bunia
1273:MONUC
894:1,555
884:134.0
879:186.0
874:201.0
869:166.0
864:104.0
854:111.0
849:137.0
844:168.0
682:Year
525:Ebola
401:Mongo
389:Mongo
374:barge
312:Congo
300:Dutch
294:, or
262:UTC+1
247:Urban
1401:Goma
1374:Buta
1246:2024
1224:2022
1155:ISSN
1012:2023
889:96.0
859:90.0
839:94.0
834:68.0
820:20.8
815:20.9
810:20.7
805:20.6
800:20.4
795:20.3
790:20.3
785:20.8
780:21.3
775:21.2
770:21.0
765:20.8
760:20.7
750:30.4
745:30.4
740:30.1
735:30.2
730:29.9
725:29.2
720:28.9
715:29.9
710:31.2
705:31.3
700:31.3
695:31.3
690:30.5
679:Dec
676:Nov
673:Oct
670:Sep
667:Aug
664:Jul
661:Jun
658:May
655:Apr
652:Mar
649:Feb
646:Jan
505:Hutu
380:and
316:Ruki
314:and
304:city
203:Area
170:1958
160:1883
32:city
903:FAO
533:WHO
298:in
290:in
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