Dongou is a town and the seat of Dongou District in the Likouala Department of northeastern

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

. Dongou was the first capital of the region of "Oubangui inférieure" when it was in

French Congo The French Congo (), also known as Middle Congo (), was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, it was made part of the larger ...

. At independence on 1960, it became the economic capital of Likouala region. Now, Dongou's population is around 10,000. Dongou receives two rivers: Oubangui with white water, and Motaba River with black water. Dongou is the geographic center of Africa.

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{{RCongo-geo-stub Likouala Department Populated places in the Republic of the Congo Ubangi River Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border crossings